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NOTICES
- ★ GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence (After 8 months1,194 people have contributed $152,360 towards the $200,00 goal)
(Editor – message from Lee Hammond) Hi folks – it’s taken awhile, but we have now reached $150,000! That is a great deal of money but it’s not close to what VAdm Norman’s legal bills will be when he eventually prevails in this case! I’m sharing with many folks who have already donated so I’m asking everyone. Share this with your friends and ask them to share it with their friends. Let’s get the word out and keep those donations coming. This money is making a tangible and real difference! - Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd to open maritime conference
(MSC 18 “Pacific Seapower” on 15-18 Oct Victoria BC) - 2018 Submariner’s Gathering – 50th Anniversary of HMCS Okanagan & Rainbow Commisioning 4 November 2018 in Victoria. To Register call 250-812-1840 or visit the link
- 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
- 6thAnnual 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
- ★ CSC 2018 Evaluation Stage
- Royal Canadian Navy celebrates official naming of its future Arctic patrol ship. (Additional Report)
- Canada Deserves UN Security Council Seat, Envoy Marc-Andre Blanchard Argues To The World
- Chinese-made equipment in Canada’s Arctic ships under scrutiny (Editor – note microchip article in US & Americas section below )
- Rear Admiral Jimmy Pitts – Commander, Submarine Group 7 (Editor – video, you don’t see this every day!)
- 2017 Report on Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy
- HMCS Ottawa fires Harpoon missiles during JOLTEX
- Canadian supply ship in the Pacific but not being used in tsunami relief efforts
- The Victoria Class submarines of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) are often misunderstood and sometimes misrepresented.
- HMCS Corner Brook Getting New Communication Mast During Current Overhaul
- Court ruling raises questions about future of Canada’s military justice system
- Seaspan Awards Major Joint Support Ships Contract
- Canada’s Ocean War Graves
- Shell, Partners Approve $31 Billion Project to Speed Gas to Asia
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USA & AMERICAS
- ★ Pentagon to Start FY 2019 with Defense Spending Bill Signed Into Law
- ★ The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
- Truman Carrier Strike Group Leveraging Unusual Deployment to Work on Undersea Warfare, Strengthen Northern NATO Partnerships
- U.S. Dispatches Hospital Ship to Help Venezuelan Refugees
- How the Fleet Forgot to Fight, Pt. 3: Tactics and Doctrine
- U.S. Navy Commissions Submarine USS Indiana
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 1, 2018
- Heritage Report: Aging Navy Fleet Complicates Tradeoff Between Buying New Ships, Fixing Old Ones
- Bolivia sea dispute: UN rules in Chile’s favour
- U.S. Coast Guard Green Lights Construction of First Offshore Patrol Cutter at Eastern Shipbuilding
- Ingalls Orders Automated Shipyard Equipment
- Panama Canal Sets New Daily LNG Record
- Panama Canal Expecting 234 Cruise Ships This Cruise Season
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INDO-PACIFIC
- US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War
- Report Says US Military Considering Show Of Force Against China
- How can East Asia defuse multiple maritime security risks?
- ★ Why we (Australia) need a radically new defence policy
- US Crude Oil Shipments to China Halt Amid Trade War
- China challenges Australia in the South Pacific
- Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea
- China’s Atypical Response To US Navy FONOPS May Be a Message to Trump Administration
- New Report Suggests Closer Integration With Japan, Including Addition to ‘5 Eyes’ Intel Sharing
- Taiwan appoints defence consultancy to oversee submarine design
- Russia Calls On South Korea to Release Tanker Held at Busan Port
- Future submarine project deadlocked as French shipbuilder digs in on $50 billion contract
- Singapore Navy Commissions New Vessels, Training Facility
- U.S. And Philippine Militaries Will Increase Security Cooperation in 2019
- Koreas begin clearing landmines from heavily fortified border
- Fines for Cruise Ship Grounding Total $100,000
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- Incredible story: F-35 Lands on New British Carrier for First Time (Editor – 10 min video)
- The US has 11 carriers ‘Two More for the Good Guys’ as Royal Navy Set to Partner More with U S , French Navies (Editor – jumble of ideas but good pics)
- U.K. to Step Up Arctic Patrols to Counter Russian Polar Threat
- Royal Navy will have a Type 26 frigate named HMS Birmingham
- Ice-class LNG Carrier Rudolf Samoylovich Delivered
- Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe
- Is this the last chance to see the Titanic?
- Maersk Containership Completes Historic Passage of Northern Sea Route
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MIDDLE EAST
- When will the next war erupt in the Middle East?
- Iranian Oil Tankers Go Dark With 1 1/2 Months to Go to Sanctions
- Saudi-led Coalition Foils Remote Controlled Boat Attack
- Chinese armed drones now flying across Mideast battlefields
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GLOBAL INTERESTS
- ★ A global tipping point: Half the world is now middle class or wealthier
- ★ After Successful Trials, Maersk Launcher Towing First Ocean Cleanup System to Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Editor – watch the video!)
- South Africa in crisis (part 3): failure will impact Africa and the world
- Unique Group to Provide Survey Vessel Package to Major Government Entity