| National Defence | news releases
Today, at the 25th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced $440 million in military assistance to Ukraine.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Germany on January 9, 2025, to participate in the 25th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Ramstein Air Base.
| National Defence | news releases
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces remind you that North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is ready to track Santa on December 24, 2024, for the program’s 69th year. NORAD monitors and defends North American airspace 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (24/7/365).
| National Defence | news releases
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown returned to its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, following a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea region under Operation REASSURANCE.
| National Defence | news releases
Yesterday, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful visit to Latvia and Poland during which he met with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members ahead of the holidays and held bilateral meetings with his counterparts.
| National Defence | readouts
On December 16, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Andris Sprūds.
| National Defence | readouts
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, held a bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Poland, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to Latvia and Poland, and thank them for their service ahead of the holidays
| National Defence | news releases
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has announced the successful innovators in 2024’s competitive challenges. These firms – seven of whom are Canadian – will be joining NATO DIANA’s 2025 cohort of innovators. Challenges focused on several innovation areas in security and defence, including data and information security, critical infrastructure and logistics, and human health and performance.
| National Defence | news releases
On December 10, 2024, Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan was officially recognized as the new Canadian Forces Provost Marshal (CF PM) and assumed command of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp) from Major-General Simon Trudeau
