Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada is committed to strengthening its sovereign shipbuilding capabilities and supply chains so that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ...

However, due to a crippling shortage of trained technicians, the RCN can only put one AOPS to sea at a time. There has also been a lot of significant “teething troubles” with the AOPS. In addition to ...

The AOPS purchase totals nearly $5 billion but that price tag grows with each new revelation of these ‘teething trouble’ defects. ... Those who follow the RCN closely will recall the 2014 incident ...

In a brutally frank video released on YouTube before Christmas, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), said the Navy could fail to meet its “readiness ...

Thales also provides ISS to Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and Joint Support Ships (JSS), known as AJISS. Thales thus becomes the leading ISS provider to the RCN, entrusted to ensure ...

Three RCN ice-capable AOPS have already been delivered, with the fourth in the series, the future HMCS William Hall, currently fitting out. The first AOPS in the red and white livery of a CCG vessel, ...

Specifically designed to patrol Canada’s offshore and Arctic waters, the Harry DeWolf-class AOPS bolsters RCN’s presence in the Arctic and its ability to operate globally protecting Canada’s interests ...

RCN picture “Today’s delivery of our third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, HMCS Max Bernays, brings the Royal Canadian Navy one step closer to our full fleet of six modern, ice-capable ships.Each of ...

September 2, 2022 – Halifax, N.S. – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces. Today, Canada celebrated another milestone in renewing the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet with the delivery of the ...

The RCN is assessing new training requirements for a slate of forthcoming platforms, including its AOPS, JSS, and CSC. (Royal Canadian Navy ) The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Strategic Plan 2017 ...

The Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) will bolster the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) presence in the high north. ... (AOPS) will bolster the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) presence ...