Canada’s armed forces, the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency spent a total of $158,000 to send 42 employees to what’s billed as the biggest small arms show in the world last January. [node:read-more:link]
The United States will no longer abide by its nuclear arms agreement with Russia and will be removing itself from the treaty in six months if Russia doesn’t come back into its compliance, but Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said it’s too early to think about what the ripple effects could be for Canada. [node:read-more:link]
President Donald Trump's push to create a U.S. space force is being welcomed by military experts in Canada, and the executive director of one defence think-tank says Canada should consider following suit. [node:read-more:link]
Saudi Arabia expects Canada to go ahead with a $15-billion arms deal that would see armoured vehicles sold to the kingdom, its minister of state for foreign affairs said Monday. However, Global Affairs Canada is saying that “no final decision is being made.” [node:read-more:link]
It didn’t take long following the US announcement that the country would suspend its participation in the INF treaty for Russia to move in kind. Now, freed of its obligations under the 1987 treaty, Moscow is wasting no time in developing new, once-prohibited weapons systems. [node:read-more:link]
The RCAF is hoping to buy new drones within six years after spending nearly two decades weighing different options. The CAF has been working since the early 2000s to find unmanned aerial vehicles that can conduct surveillance over Canada's vast territory and support overseas missions. [node:read-more:link]
President Vladimir Putin urged Russia’s top domestic security agency on Wednesday to tighten its protection of information related to new weapons and other sensitive data. In a speech to the FSB, Putin said foreign spies have intensified their efforts to get access to Russia’s secrets. [node:read-more:link]
President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday of a resolute response if the U.S. decides to station missiles in countries neighboring Russia. He said that Russia would respond to any deployment of new intermediate-range missiles in Europe by targeting the United States itself and not just the countries where they are deployed, according to a Reuters translation. [node:read-more:link]
Recent military exercises by South Korea and the United States, perceived by North Korea as preparations for an eventual invasion, have prompted the foreign ministry to issue a statement that it is considering ending its moratorium on nuclear development. [node:read-more:link]
New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country's worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday. [node:read-more:link]
US Strategic Command, which oversees America's nuclear arsenal, has apologized for a tweet that said it was ready to "drop something much, much bigger" than New York's Times Square ball. [node:read-more:link]
Turkey’s decision to go ahead with the acquisition of a Russian missile defence system has angered the United States, which is suggesting that it could jeopardize Turkey’s planned procurement of 100 Lockheed Martin F-36 Lighting II joint strike fighters, potentially allowing Russia to gain access to classified U.S. technology. [node:read-more:link]
U.S. lawmakers have drawn battle lines over whether full nuclear modernization is worth the cost, and now they’re gathering ammunition. [node:read-more:link]
Ultra is known for its highly specialized undersea surveillance and anti-submarine warfare systems and equipment. Over the years, Ultra and DRDC have collaborated on projects that have placed Canada at the forefront of Anti-Submarine capability. [node:read-more:link]
Beretta Defense Technologies has grown from the needs of government and law enforcement agencies to cover a wide range of requirements. [node:read-more:link]
