NAC News – Edition 239
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CANADA
- Canada assumed the national chair of NATO’s Military Intelligence Committee
- ★ Sub culture: Aboard a Canadian submarine prowling the Pacific
- Canadian sub on mission to bolster North Korea surveillance
- Feds trying to stop sexual misconduct lawsuit against Canadian Forces
- Overseas ferry construction: Does it make financial sense?
- Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue appoints new Director of Readiness
- ★ CPAC “The Big 5” – Procurement Experts (series of great [but lengthy] videos)
- Federal Government Seeking Lease of Two Emergency Towing Vessels
- HMCS Haida to be named RCN Flagship
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USA & AMERICAS
- Washington’s pending budget deal would give US$1.4 trillion to defense over 2 years
- Nuclear Posture Review: US wants smaller nukes to counter Russia
- Mattis Wants Sub-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile to Curb Russia
- Russia condemns US nuclear bomb plans
- China accuses US of ‘Cold War mentality’ over nuclear policy
- ★ Watch (Video): Experts discuss an era of new geopolitics
- Naval Shipyard Plan Due to Congress This Month
- Navy Releases RFP for Multi-Year Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Buy
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 5, 2018
- USCG Cutter Joseph Gerczak Arrives in Hawaii
- Polar Star Completes Antarctic Mission
- RFP For New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Expected This Month
- US Navy Commander Pleads Guilty in ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal
- Future USS Michael Monsoor Completes Acceptance Trials
- Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Omaha
- Keel Laid for Future USNS Miguel Keith
- Panel: Helos Can Do More to Share Data
- Georgia Ports Plans 10 Million TEU of Growth by 2028
- Why is Brazil buying HMS Ocean anyway?
- Khakis at sea? The Navy’s plan for a new operational uniform
- Panama Canal Expects LNG Tanker Traffic to Rise 50%
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INDO-ASIA PACIFIC
- Japan ruling party body pushing for Article 9 revision draft within month
- UN experts: North Korea is skirting sanctions
- North Korea eludes coal export ban via Vietnam
- ★ China nearly done militarizing South China Sea
- Photos show China is probably winding down dredging work
- South Korean navy receives first FFX-II-class frigate
- Japan outlines submarine modernisation efforts
- RoKN commissions 18th and final PKG-A-class patrol vessel
- ★ China Surpasses US as Largest Crude Oil Importer
- Great China-India naval war could be an anti-climax
- China launches ninth Dongdiao-class AGI
- Crashed North Korean spy submarine a tourist draw ahead of Games
- China Building Artificial Intelligence-Powered Nuclear Submarine That Could Have ‘Its Own Thoughts,’ Report Says
- Bandits on the Silk Road? Implications of Eurasian cooperation
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- Marine cuts would ‘undermine UK security’
- Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion deploying for first time in seven years
- Helicopters join HMS Queen Elizabeth as she sails on first aircraft trials
- Truman Strike Group to Train with Norwegian Frigate, Deploy with German Frigate
- Italian amphibious ship ITS San Giusto becomes new operation Sophia flagship
- Shipbuilding: Frigate Normandie Floated Out
- IMO Signs Partnership Deal with European Bank
- The Future of Maritime Communications
- Plastic waste ‘building up’ in Arctic
- Blue Border Security Assessment
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MIDDLE EAST & REST-OF-THE-WORLD
- IMO Help for African Maritime Security
- 10 Maritime Piracy Affected Areas around the World
- Hong Kong-managed oil tanker with Indian crew of 22 goes missing
- Plastic pollution: Scientists’ plea on threat to ocean giants
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SCUTTLEBUTT
- All the New Aircraft Carriers That Are Under Construction, US, UK, China, India, Japan, Italy
- Blowing up Ripple Rock 1958
Yours,
David
David Soule
Executive Director
Naval Association of Canada
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