This Week in Defence (6/24/25): Canada-EU summit, NATO, Departmental Plans and the Continental Defence Corvette

Happy Tuesday everyone. I guess this is a Tuesday newsletter now, or at least it feels like it! So much the last few days, so let's get in.

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News

• FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR NATO NEWS PLEASE GO HERE

• For those who want to know about the Canada-EU Summit, please see yesterdays post.

• For those who want the Departmental Plans, please see my post about it here

• Business community commits to strengthening NATO’s defence industrial base

• Defence Minister McGuinty to visit Latvia

• MDA SPACE Awarded $60 Million For Next Phase of River-Class Destroyer

• Canadian Coast Guard begins 2025 Arctic Summer Season

• Sea Trials begins for CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, CCG’s new Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel

• EURENCO and Saab to support the supply of ammunition for the Ground Combat portfolio with EURENCO propellants and explosives

• Sikorsky and CAE bring digital Magnetic Anomaly Detection capability to MH-60R maritime helicopters

• Ex-military chief welcomes defence boost amid growing ‘chaos’ around world

• Lockheed Martin Unveils Groundbreaking C-130J Super Hercules Performance Results

• Defence, aid or trade? Canadians’ shifting international priorities now lean toward economic opportunity

• Reaction Dynamics Raises CAD $14M in Series A, Reaches CAD $38M in Total Funding

• Government changing tune on 20-per-cent pay hike for Canadian Forces personnel

• Budget watchdog raises questions about Carney's defence spending promises

• Military Personnel Command welcomes new Commander

• Lack of working Cyclones frustrates Canada's top sailor: 'The helicopter has been letting us down'

• Chris Pogue joins Calian as President, Defence and Space

• Minister Mélanie Joly champions Canadian aerospace and innovation at Paris Air Show’

• Airbus and McGill University launch strategic partnership to drive aerospace innovation and talent development’

• BGen Daniel Coutts took command of 2 Cdn Air Div from BGen John Alexander in a ceremony held today, at 17 Wing Winnipeg, with LGen Eric Kenny, Commander #RCAF presiding.’

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Project Updates

• The RCMP AFRMI ITQ has dropped new documentation

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Lobbying Updates

• Navantia has filed a new record with TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs to engage on the Canadian Patrol Submarine project

• Ontario Shipyards has filed a new record with Rubicon Strategy looking to engage of Ship Repair opportunities with the Canadian government

• GM Canada has filed a new record with CFN Consultants aiming to explore various opportunities with a main focus on the Light Utility Vehicle project

• Babcock Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Vice Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Rumors & Speculation

• The Continental Defence Corvette has officially moved into the Option Analysis phase this week, the next step past the Identification stage and a major step forward in the project! I wanna give a congrats to all the people working hard on this. Of course, to answer some questions, the project is still working on exactly what it wants.

• The Royal Canadian Air Force is looking into its Airlift capability. Things are still very early, but there is talk of additional Huskys given how loved the platform is.

• Speaking of the air force, there is some debate regarding the two P-8 on option. There is some desire to wait and see on them, as personnel demands are already high and two additional P-8 might not be feasible there at the moment.

• We should see Phase I of the Light Utility Vehicle initative drop in the next few weeks