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The Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia provides a forum for the study, promotion and debate of defence, security and safety affairs.

Brigade and Brigade Group

A brigade and a brigade group are two distinct organizational structures within the Canadian Army. Whilst both refer to a

Battle tank – (MBT, main battle tank) a self-propelled armoured fighting vehicle, capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high

Motor Vessel (MV)1 Asterix was converted by Chantier Davie from a container ship to a replenishment oiler2 for the Royal

The first of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV)1 built by Irving Shipbuilding under the Arctic and Offshore Patrol

Destroyers, frigates and corvettes are surface combatant1 warships, generally employed at escort and patrol. The three types of ships feature

When two warships first sight each other at sea, it can be difficult for them to identify each other, particularly

Modern practices for naming and bringing vessels into service vary between marine departments of the Government of Canada, despite there

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will acquire four1 self-propelled modular barges, to be built by Navamar of Montreal for the

References: A. Canadian Forces Heritage Publication “The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1, Extant Commissioned Ships”

Commissioning is the placing of a ship into active service with the Navy (well put in French as prendre en

By Phil Hanbidge In the world of the marine professional, there is often inconsistency or confusion, and sometimes lively disagreement,