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12 Canada's Submarines: Building the Fleet Behind
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By Vanguard Staff
18 Canada's Need for a Grand Strategy
By Rear Adm. (Ret'd) Brian Santarpia
24 C4ISR and Beyond 2026 Highlights
By Sandy Schwab
DEPARTMENTS
6 S I T R E P
Canada Breaks Ground on River-Class Test Facility; Sydney,
Nova Scotia Emerges as Preferred Site for Future Polar
Icebreaker Maintenance Hub; Canada Commits to a Modern,
Homegrown Airlift Fleet with New Bombardier Multi-Role
Aircraft; A New Chapter in Indigenous-Owned Defence
Leadership Takes Shape in Moncton
By Vanguard Staff
G A M E C H A N G E R S
7 Steve Farley, Head of Sonar Division and Project Management,
Nautel Limited
9 Vera Reifenstein, Director, Business Development, Saab Canada, Inc.
P E R S P E CT I V E
16 What the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project means for Canada's
Industrial Base. Hanwha Ocean
29 T H E LA S T WO R D
A Wartime Footing Calls for Naval Shipbuilding Strategy 2.0
By Ian Mack
29 A Wartime Footing Calls for Naval Shipbuilding Strategy 2.0
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About the Cover
Sub-Lieutenant Christian McKeage, a bridge
watchkeeper onboard HMCS MARGARET BROOKE,
operates on the bridge as the ship transits Shoal
Passage during Operation PROJECTION 25-01 on
26 March 2025. Photo: Corporal Connor Bennett,
Canadian Armed Forces Photo.
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