"The former chief of the defence staff said the world is moving through a dangerous “disordering phase” in which old norms are eroding, alliances are under strain and the risk of miscalculation is rising.

In that environment, he argued, Canada must build both strategic independence – the ability to act without allies – and strategic autonomy – the freedom to align with, or diverge from, partners on its own terms."

www.theglobeandmail.com

Retired general Wayne Eyre told an Ottawa crowd that developing a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern, but should be an option

Canada is already a leader in nuclear energy with its Candu reactors.

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/canada-nuclear-power

The Alliance guards Norway's northern coastal area and mountains.

"Four weeks. One of Europe’s toughest air exercises. A major milestone for Canada.

During Ex COBRA WARRIOR 25-2 in the UK, three RCAF fighter pilots earned their Mission Commander qualification—a key step toward leading large, multidomain NATO operations.

Then, the RCAF members moved to Estonia for TARASSIS and trained alongside Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia and allies from Latvia, Finland, UK, and more reinforcing interoperability and collective defence. Learn how our members led, trained, and proved their skills overseas."

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14XcQ1R8Hrr/

Here is an article by the Esprit de Corps magazine.

By Tim Ryan

"As Canada contemplates which submarine to purchase, the selection of a Korean boat would open up new opportunities both from a security perspective as well as an economic one.

Hanwha is pointing out that the KSS-III Canadian Patrol Submarine is proven, in-service, in active production, and meets all the operational and urgent delivery requirements for CPSP. That includes superior underwater surveillance capability and deployability in the Arctic with extended range and endurance that will provide stealth, persistence and lethality to ensure that Canada can detect, track, deter and, if necessary, defeat adversaries in all three of its oceans."