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SEASPAN
SHIPYARDS
Delivering Canada's
OFSV Fleet
Volume 26/Issue 645 Price $12.95
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CANADA’S NAVY
Interview with VAdm McDonald
Commander of the RCN
FLAG OFFICER REVIEW
REGIONAL REPORT
Atlantic Canada
INDUSTRY PROFILE
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CONTENTS
AUGUST 2020
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SEASPAN SHIPYARDS Delivering Canada's OFSV Fleet
BEYOND SEARCH & RESCUE: How Heliwest Delivers
48 CONTENTS AUGUST 2020 VOLUME 26 • ISSUE 4 DEPA
Who can help maintain mission readiness through c
10 CONTENTS AUGUST 2020 VOLUME 26 • ISSUE 4 FEAT
A reliable provider of engineering serv
DATA-DRIVEN PERFORMANCE DRIVE the requir
LETTER From the Editor Dissemin
END-TO-END COMMUNICATIONS FOR A NETWORKED BATTLES
THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY V
CDR: Thank you Admiral for taking the time to spe
The RCN has received delivery of the first AOPS,
Marine Systems Tomorrow's standards today. For
The MCDVs have deployed to Op CARIBBE and Op PROJ
I'd highlight that even with 800 people shor
The Victoria-class submarine is an incredible str
So yes, last year we had zero days at sea wi
NAVAL Suppliers Summit A SELECT GROUP OF CONTRACT
BABCOCK Our work in Canada builds on over
CAE systems and in-service support solution
Innovating today for a safer tomorrow
FEDERAL FLEET SERVICES ENABLING GLOBAL COMBAT A
LOCKHEED MARTIN CANADA DRIVING CANADIAN INNOVATIO
THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INNOVATION &
DEFENCE BUSINESS When we asked C
FLAG OFFICER REVIEW PROFILING SENIOR OFFICERS OF
VICE-ADMIRAL RANK A Bluenoser b
Rear-Admiral Baines’ career has been a combinatio
Rear-Admiral Luc Cassivi was born and raised in t
Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson enrolled in the Ca
CANADA FIRST MISSION ALWAYS Team SkyGuardian uni
Rear Admiral Steve Waddell is a native of Temagam
14 YEARS OF PROVEN SERVICE, 211 AIRCRAFT, 8 VISIO
Commodore Luciano Carosielli was born in Montreal
Commodore Rob Gray joined the Canadian Armed Forc
CDR RADIO This series of podcasts features interv
Commodore Josée Kurtz was born in Joliette, QC an
Commodore Robinson grew up in Hudson, QC. He bega
Commodore Steven Thornton joined the Canadian Arm
DEFENCE MARKETING THE EMPLOYEE Your Staff Are
COVER STORY SEASPAN This West Coast shipbuilde
Speaking to Seaspan employees during a recen
SEASPAN SHIPYARDS an Economic Engine fo
Mark Lamarre, CEO SEASPAN SHIPYARDS THE POWER, PI
SEASPAN has all the elements required to bu
Ready to deliver Polar Icebreaker by 2029
REGIONAL REPORT Atlantic Canada's Aerospace
are taking considerable precautions,” said Stephe
Lockheed Martin’s CMS330 is installed on the new
always think in long-term cycles, so we are alrea
COVID-19 has led to increasing calls for investme
it will missionize, deliver and then operate star
UNMANNED SYSTEMS UMS SKELDAR'S V-200 USHERING
delivered from QinetiQ’s unmanned vehicle manufac
design enables efficient system customization and
CDR RADIO BMT AIDING THE RCN’S SHIPBUILDING DECIS
trends. One trend that has caught the company’s a
INDUSTRY PROFILE Babcock Canada BUILDING ON A PED
Most Canadians who are familiar with Babcock Cana
Supporting Canada’s Victoria-class submarines is
“Given Babcock’s international presence in s
Stopping work on the submarine program at purpose
has over 5,000 people supporting over 40 differen
UNMANNED SYSTEMS
covering the same terrain. Moreover, the KATFISH’
EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINT JAMES CASTLE On February
“TIPS Canada was designed to provide basic
SHIPBUILDING NaviForm Winged Bow Ship Design Mak
On the southwestern coast of Chile, there is a br
Esperanza is powered by an innovative propulsion
NRC PAPER PROPOSES WINGED BOW CDR’s article on Na
CDR EMBEDDED Commo
“This is not to say that the NATO fleet did not a
Kurtz with her counterparts in the Greek navy
Cmdre Kurtz congratulates RAdm Paolo Fantoni from
Change of Command Ceremony of SNMG2 between Commo
WOMEN IN DEFENCE INVESTING IN THE DIVERSE LE
CDR ONE-ON-ONE The Honourable RANDAL
produce locally. Some bidders for the project hav
Canada encountered logistical problems in complet
but have no real expertise in the military strate
ATLANTIC CANADA Brigadie
One such challenge is meeting recruiting tar
SME CORNER CORPO Building software define
Cyan is also available with a user-defined n
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS Bronswerk Marine SUCCESS THR
Bronswerk’s 400kW chiller cold climates. These s
Continued from Pg. 17 to put them where it matte
LONDON CALLING “If it walks
DEFENCE NOTES GA-ASI WINS UK CONTRACT
RCN RECEIVES FIRST AOPS SHIP T
THALES DELIVERS ISS FOR NEW AOPS VESSEL
November 17 & 18, 2020 bestdefenceconference.com
RCN FRIGATES RETURN TO DAVIE FOR MID-L
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