NEWS BRIEFS: INTERNATIONAL
11 September 2017
From its humble origins as a small and primitive coastal auxiliary, China’s navy – the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) - over the past two decades has and continues to undergo an extensive and comprehensive modernization and transformation process to improve existing capabilities.
8 September 2017
New sonar imagery and underwater video footage confirms that a free-flight Avro Arrow model has been discovered on the floor of Lake Ontario.
7 September 2017
Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan H. Vance, and Admiral Harry B. Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, concluded the United States Pacific Command Chiefs of Defense (PACOM CHOD) Conference in Victoria, British Columbia.
7 September 2017
Airbus Defence and Space has completed the maiden flight of the first A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport for France.
6 September 2017
A Royal Canadian Air Force CC130J Hercules departed 8 Wing Trenton for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, carrying humanitarian supplies from the Government of Canada to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
5 September 2017
More than 450 shooters and supporting staff, including international shooting teams from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, will be participating in this year’s Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC).
30 August 2017
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement in response to North Korea’s missile launch.
30 August 2017
The National Battlefields Commission invites the general public to attend its traditional historical day under the theme of Soldiers at the King’s Service. This event is taking place on Sunday, September 10 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Martello 1 Tower and surrounding area.
28 August 2017
The Canadian-led multinational battlegroup, under NATO’s enhance Forward Presence, has completed its Certification Exercise, at Camp Ādaži, in Latvia. The completion confirms that the battlegroup meets NATO’s strategic directives and certifies multinational interoperability and combat effectiveness.
28 August 2017
Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, Commander of the Canadian Army, concluded a visit to Slovenia, where he met with the Commander of the Slovenian Force Command, Brigadier-General Milko Petek.
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