The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has decided to not conduct Maple Flag advanced aerial combat training exercise  in 2019.  According to a statement, the RCAF will use the opportunity to re-focus its resources to update the exercise’s mandate and to modernize the infrastructure used during the exercise. The RCAF will thereby ensure that Maple Flag […]

The Royal Canadian Air Force has deployed eight CF-188 Hornet fighter aircraft to Norway in support of Trident Juncture 2018. The supersonic CF-188 Hornet, popularly known as the CF-18, can engage both ground and aerial targets. Its twin engines generate enough thrust to lift 24 full-size pick-up trucks off the ground. The CF-188 went through a phased modernization program to […]

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) released images of intercept and escort Russian military aircraft flying near Romanian airspace over the Black Sea. According to the CAF’s statement, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-188 Hornets, working with the Romanian Air Force as part of the NATO enhanced Air Policing, intercepted a Russian Su-27 Flanker aircraft that was operating near […]

Roshel Defence Solutions to unveil its recently developed armoured vehicles at AUSA-2018 at the upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington DC in October. During AUSA-2018, company plans to showcase a new multi-purpose Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) – Senator. The Roshel Senator is a high mobile multi-purpose transport vehicle, which was specifically developed for peacekeeping and […]

The U.S. government has approved Canada’s purchase of used F-18 fighter jets from Australia, the National Post news agency reported on 21 September. The sign-off from the Americans was needed because the aircraft were built in the U.S. with U.S. technology. Dan Le Bouthillier of the Department of National Defence (DND) also confirmed that negotiations […]

Canada-based company PGW Defense Technologies has confirmed the sale of the newest LRT-3 sniper rifles to Ukraine for around $770,000. In an interview with Ukrainian media outlet, UATV, Ross Spagrud, the owner of Winnipeg-based PGW Defence Technologies, confirmed that the company is providing Ukraine with the LRT-3 50-cal BMG bolt action rifle, after about 3-4 months of negotiations. […]

German land systems manufacturer Rheinmetall announced on 6 August that the Canadian Armed Forces have exercised options under the Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) to procure an additional 1,256 Argus soldier systems, which will be delivered in 2019.  According to the company’s statement,  this order is worth CAD22 million (€14.3 million). The Canadian government initially contracted with Rheinmetall […]

The Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian government department responsible for defending Canada’s interests and values at home and abroad, has confirmed plans to procure the three new Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft to support Special Operations Forces. According to the statement by the DND, Special Operations Forces will receive the new spy planes based on the Beechcraft King Air 350ER platform. “The aircraft […]

The Canadian Navy awarded Rheinmetall a contract potentially worth about CAD20 million (€12 million) for a MASS naval countermeasures system. According to the Rheinmetall, the Canadian Navy plans to expand the MASS countermeasure systems installed on its Halifax-class frigates. Scheduled to run for four years (2018-2022), the project will be carried out in close cooperation between Rheinmetall’s […]

Roshel Defence Solutions said in a press release on 18 April that it had started serial production of its recently developed and tested multi-purpose Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) – Senator. The APCs of these series are produced from start to finish at the Roshel’s manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada. The Roshel Senator is a high mobile […]