This Week in Defence (8/25/25): Lots of Visits, the last AOPS delivered, CDC, something is coming...
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Happy Monday everyone. Newsletter is a bit later tonight, again. I have had a lot of work today, multiple substacks and a few goodies in the background. Keep an eye out! It's gonna be a busy week, has been a busy week. We still got Carney in Germany tomorrow. That will be another live thread!
Anyways, this week is a bit lacking in some things. Its been surprisingly quiet on the project front. That happens though!
News
Roshel and Swebor sign new agreement to produce Ballistic Steel in Canada
Canada partners with Cohere to accelerate world-leading artificial intelligence
Canada and Finland joint statement on foreign and security policy strategic partnership
Joint statement: Toward a strategic partnership between Canada and Sweden
Government of Canada marks start of construction of its Polar Max icebreaker
Minister Joly speaks on Sweden (Saab, Lockheed, Fighter Review and the Defence Industrial Base)
An update on CDC, New CDC wikibox and a spreadsheet about Ice Classes
Canada Signs a Military Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia’s Armed Forces
MDA shows off the RCN S-100 + answering some questions on the platform
5 Canadian military members suspended over video showing Nazi salute
Canadian Forces face ‘mission creep’ as domestic deployments surge
Military artifacts dug up at PNE returned to Canadian Armed Forces at ceremony
Canadian company pauses shipments to Israeli defence firm after sending GPS antennas last weekend
A Canada-Japan-Korea Trilateral Framework for Arctic Defence and Critical Minerals
North Vector Dynamics secures $4.2-million contract with National Defence for hypersonic propulsion
NAV CANADA announces Micheline Pion As Vice President and CFO
Alberta Aviation & Aerospace Council Evolves to Embrace Defence Sector
HMCS William Hall sails north as part of CAF’s Arctic show of force
Military Spouse Employment Initiative: Explore a career that moves with you
Project Updates
The RFI for the Strategic Radio Capability HF has been updated with new Q&A
The RFI for both CHER Bundle 1 and Bundle 6 have been updated with new Q&A and documents.
Lobbying Updates
Rumors & Speculation
• Something is happening tomorrow, apparently. Watch out.
• The Navy has a working plan to acquire a ‘New Batch’ of Orcas, likely between 6 and 8 to supplement the loss of the Kingston-class. This will be an interim solution as the Orca-class project develops itself.
• A new study on the RCAFs airlift capabilities has either began ir is about to begin soon. I have yet to hear confirmation on which one it is.



Could the Orcas not also be modified to operate ROV, AUV, towfish and some of the other minehunting/survey equipment operated by the Kingstons? I realize they are a lot smaller but that equipment doesn't seem to take up much space.
I don't see how buying a new batch of ORCA's will supplement the loss of the Kingston Class?