DND NEWS
27 February 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
A ceremony marking the transition from Rotation 6 to Rotation 7 as Major Jesse van Eijk assumed command of the Operation Reassurance Land Task Force (LTF) from Major Lonnie Campbell took place on February 25.
24 February 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The annual surveillance and control operation in the High Arctic takes place this year in Resolute Bay and Hall Beach, Nunavut, from February 23 to March 10, 2017 which will host about 200 Canadian Armed Forces members.
23 February 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Register now, as prices go up on March 31st, don’t miss your chance to join this year for the 10th anniversary.
17 February 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Sajjan responded to questions arising from U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis’ warning that Washington is prepared to reduce its NATO commitments unless other countries increase theirs.
7 February 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Canadian Armed Forces is looking to refresh the current fleet of "Heavy Equipment", which dates from the 1980s and 1990s.
30 January 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have medical conditions and are up for potential promotion, no longer have to feel that they need to choose between the two. Ill and injured members can now be promoted while undergoing medical care.
26 January 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Close to 1300 Canadian Armed Forces personnel will participate in Exercise UNIFIED RESOLVE 2017, the Canadian Army’s largest and most complex computer-assisted training exercise of the year. The exercise will take place in Kingston, Ontario, from January 28 to February 10, 2017.
16 January 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The country's top military commander, Gen. Jonathan Vance, ordered the temporary removal of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman from the position of Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff this morning, without explanation to the press. The Commander of the Navy, Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd, will step in as interim VCDS. The Globe and Mail suggest alleged leaks of secret documents are the cause of this situation.
8 December 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Government of Canada has selected the Airbus C295W aircraft for its Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Program. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will receive 16 C295Ws modified for Search and Rescue (SAR). The contract will also include in service support, provided through a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and PAL Aerospace.
11 October 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Canadian Armed Forces’ Judge Advocate General (JAG) is launching consultations with Canadians as part of the ongoing comprehensive review of the court martial system.
7 October 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Development and La Francophonie, and National Defence have announced that the Government of Canada has deployed the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team (CDAT) to Haiti and set aside up to $3 million as an initial humanitarian response for those in Haiti and other countries in the region affected by Hurricane Matthew.
6 October 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Over the next two days, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Brandon, Edmonton and Kingston are departing to participate in Operation Caribbe, Canada’s contribution the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking by transnational criminal organizations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean.
22 September 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Department of National Defence (DND), through Defence Construction Canada, has issued a tender that will mark the beginning of the second phase of a major project to replace the two main operational berthing facilities for Royal Canadian Navy ships at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt in British Columbia.
23 August 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
In Memoriam; Who’s Where in Industry and DND; and Change of Commands in the Canadian Armed Forces.
2 August 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan today announced the conclusion of public consultations on the future of Canada’s defence policy, the largest such effort in more than 20 years.
17 July 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
DND is confirming that at approximately 1:50 p.m. MDT, a T-28 Trojan crashed during a performance at the Cold Lake Air Show. Pilot Bruce Evans (59), an experienced pilot and president of an aerial survey company, was killed on impact.
28 June 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Sajjan has announced $38 million in funding to improve critical infrastructure and training facilities at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, the bulk of which is for training facilities for identifying and disposing of improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance.
23 June 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd assumed the duties of Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from Vice-Admiral Mark Norman this morning in a formal change of command ceremony presided over by General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff.
6 June 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to grow our economy by making significant new investments in green infrastructure and clean technologies, the Department of National Defence has launched a new Energy Performance Contract program to enhance the energy efficiency of Canadian Armed Forces bases across Canada.
25 May 2016
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
DND has awarded Meggitt Target Systems a five-year Standing Offer, worth up to $35 million, for surface and aerial target systems (with provisions for two additional years).
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