RUSI(NS)

Increasingly sources and media are announcing that there will be six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) to be built under the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) project. Five names have been announced: HMC Ships HARRY DEWOLF, MARGARET BROOKE, MAX BERNAYS, WILLIAM HALL and FRÉDÉRICK ROLETTE. Looking forward to when the government announces the sixth name. And if there is a gap between end of construction by the AOPS project and start of construction by Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project, maybe there would (should) be an announcement of a seventh and eighth AOPV. Could be good vessels for the…

The government says the initial service period will span eight years, at an estimated cost of $800 million, to retrofit, maintain and repair the ships.

globalnews.ca

5 hours ago

Hoping to get someone to talk about the Moncton shootings for a RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker event next spring.

Justin Bourque killed three RCMP constables in Moncton in 2014—and with the national police force now on trial, a key point is being missed

macleans.ca

August 17