NAC News – Edition – J278 HMCS Llewellyn (Minesweeper)
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Rod Hughes
Editor NAC News
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NOTICES
- A new way to honour Veterans To receive your digital Poppy, simply donate to the Poppy Fund at MyPoppy.ca by November 11th, 2018. All online proceeds will be distributed to your nearest Legion branch.
- ★ NAC Naval Affairs Webpages Update – Have a look at our revised naval affairs webpages and see what our naval affairs folks have been up to and feel free to share this information.
- GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence (After 9 months1,264 people have contributed $163,720 towards the $200,00 goal)
- The RCN, CAF, RCAF, and Canada will say farewell to the workhorse of the RCAF, the CH-124 Sea King helicopter 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2018. Tickets are going fast, here are the programme details
- 6th Annual Vanguard ShipTech Forum Ottawa, ON 5 March 2019
- MARITECH Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all cylinders (Call for papers opportunity) Conference and Exhibition Ottawa ON April 23-25 2019
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CANADA
- 270,000 veterans owed $165 million for disability pension ‘error’
- Military investigating series of fires, power outages on board naval vessels
- The Fall issue of Canadian Naval Review is now available online and in print. We also encourage you to support CNR by taking out a subscription
- ★ Arctic Experience & Operations – Documentary (Editor – Excellent video)
- Cabinet documents to be submitted to judge in Norman case to determine relevancy
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USA & AMERICAS
- Navy Thinking Beyond Littoral Combat Ship for Future Mine Warfare
- Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 5, 2018
- Warships Conduct First East Coast SWATT Advanced Training For Carrier Escorts
- Huntington Ingalls Gets Columbia-class Sub Award
- ★ New High Efficiency Propeller Introduced
- MARAD Appoints Former SeaRiver Head Buono as Superintendent of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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INDO-PACIFIC
- US, China restart high-level security dialogue amid rising tensions
- South Korean Navy Brings 3 Ships, 600 Cadets in Rare Japanese Port Call
- ★ U.S. Navy Conducts Biggest Ever Japan Defense War Game
- ★ Dive! Dive! The emerging submarine power players
- Plain sailing as Chinese and Japanese navy ships meet
- From Collins to Future Submarines: Learning the lessons of project management
- Extending the life and punch of Collins
- AUS-US alliance strengthened by enhanced AWD capability
- Navy (RAN) Minehunters stretch legs with regional partners
- Images emerge of new Chinese submarine
- Chinese evaluations of the U.S. Navy submarine force, pt. 2
- Taiwan looks to import ‘drone’ choppers, naval mines from US
- Taiwan navy adds two new warships as China tensions grow
- Trucking in steel for the navy’s new ships
- BAE delivers capability upgrade for frigate
- Korea’s Shipbuilders Rise on Country’s Top Ranking for Orders
- Australian Navy Orders Bridge Simulators
- BIMCO: South Korea Becomes Largest Long-Distance Importer of US Crude Oil
- Navy arrives in PNG to support APEC 2018
- Naval Armistice November 1918: still worth remembering
- Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- ★ Helge Ingstad: Norway’s warship collides with tanker in fjord (Editor – video, not much stability there, gets worse!)
- Race to stop Norway frigate sinking after oil tanker collision
- VIDEO: Norwegian Frigate Intentionally Grounded After Collision with Tanker (Editor – see gash pic, no wonder she sank!)
- Truman CSG: Arctic Strike Group Operations Required Focus on Logistics, Safety
- Trident Juncture Wraps Up After Successful Amphibious Landings, Training Ashore in Norway
- Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Refit Completed
- Saab future sub support role locked in for ASC
- VIDEO: Navy Says Russian Su-27 Intercepts U.S. EP-3 Over Black Sea in ‘Unsafe’ Maneuver
- World’s Largest Battery-Hybrid Ship Undergoes Finishing Touches
- Choppy waters for Greek shipping sector
- Strategic loss: how EU sanctions affect Russia’s ability to replace its sunken dry-dock
- Possibilities for new submarine technology on show
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MIDDLE EAST
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GLOBAL INTERESTS
- ★ ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates(Editor – I occasionally include no naval specific yet profound articles that will influence events in the future…this is one of those)
- The International Maritime Organization has adopted a mandatory Polar Code
- Supreme Court Divided Over USS Cole Bombing Lawsuit Against Sudan
- LNG Trade to Increase by 10% in 2020
- Armed Pirates Kidnap Four Crew Members off Congo
- gCaptain Bookshelf – Review of Maritime Transport 2018?
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