Esprit de Corps

04/23/2025

At a Montreal campaign stop on Monday April 14, Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged that if his Liberals are re-elected, they will cut through the bureaucratic Gordian's knot which has long hamstrung all of Canada's military procurement projects.

By Scott Taylor At a Montreal campaign stop on Monday April 14, Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged that if his Liberals are re-elected, they will cut through the bureaucratic Gordian's knot which has long hamstrung all of Canada's military procurement projects. To achieve this lofty goal

04/21/2025

With advance voting already underway in Canada, it is time to target which political party is promising the most in the way of tangibly rebuilding Canada's shattered Armed Forces. It is also worth targeting the chances of any of those promises coming to fruition...

With advance voting already underway in Canada, it is time to target which political party is promising the most in the way of tangibly rebuilding Canada's s...

04/18/2025

For the sake of history, it needs to be remembered that Canada did not start the current spat with the United States. The blame lies entirely with US President Donald J. Trump.

By Scott Taylor For the sake of history, it needs to be remembered that Canada did not start the current spat with the United States. The blame lies entirely with US President Donald J. Trump. Immediately following his re-election last November, Trump began ramping up his rhetoric in ord

04/17/2025

🇨🇦⚓ Could the Navantia S-80 be Canada’s next stealth powerhouse beneath the waves? Here's why this Spanish sub might be the best fit for the Royal Canadian Navy. Whole-of-Nation commitment from Spain to Canada.

Read more: 🔗 https://www.espritdecorps.ca/eye-on-industry/the-s-80-submarine-the-best-choice-for-canada

04/17/2025

🚀 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems secures tech investments from Blue Magic Netherlands, boosting innovation and international collaboration in unmanned systems.

Press Release General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced two businesses that it will invest in from the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event last November: Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors. "The technologies presented by Emergent and Saluqi really stoo

04/16/2025

Canada's military promises are reeling in—but will we let them off the hook? Mike Nickerson warns against complacency in 'Now Reel 'Em In!' 🇨🇦🎣

By Mike Nickerson What’s the first rule in fishing? No it’s not packing a case of beer, though that is important. No sir, the first rule of fishing is to never let up tension on the line. Once that fish is hooked, you reel that line in like your life depends on it! Well that might be a little hy...

04/15/2025

🇨🇦 Why are Canadian defence systems being overlooked for the Canadian Surface Combatant? Time to put Canada first in our own defence strategy.

Read more 👉 https://www.espritdecorps.ca/feature/put-canadian-defence-systems-into-the-canadian-surface-combatant

04/14/2025

🚢 Seaspan Corporation ULC pitches a new polar icebreaker build to the U.S., while Navantia hits a key milestone on its next-gen sub. Big moves in shipbuilding on both sides of the Atlantic!

By Newell Durnbrooke Seaspan has confirmed it has had discussions about building icebreakers in the U.S. At play is the proposed acquisition of up to 40 new icebreakers, recently announced by U.S. president Donald Trump. “The discussions we’ve been having with the U.S. is around whether they co

04/14/2025

With US President Donald Trump denouncing Canada as a 'nasty' trading partner and Prime Minister Mark Carney admitting that our past reliance on the US for security is 'over', it is time to target what the future role of the Canadian Armed Forces should be....

With US President Donald Trump denouncing Canada as a 'nasty' trading partner and Prime Minister Mark Carney admitting that our past reliance on the US for s...

04/10/2025

Congratulations to MCpl (Ret'd) Giselle Drew Walsh, Speaker, Advocate & Director at Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, on being selected as one of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine's 2025 Top Women in Defence!

Read Giselle's profile here:https://www.espritdecorps.ca/espritdecorps-digital-issue/volume-32-issue-2

04/09/2025

The Canadian general who once suggested giving Trump what he wants has joined a right-wing think tank. The revolving door between politics and ideology spins again. 👀🇨🇦

By Tim Ryan Retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie has a new gig….he joins the stable of “senior fellows” at the right-wing think tank, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute . Leslie, the former Canadian Army commander, has had quite a journey over the last decade plus. In 2013 he was a staunch Liberal and

04/09/2025

Most Canadians are blissfully unaware that from 1973 until June 2022, Canada was locked in a territorial dispute with Denmark.

At stake was the claim that both nations placed on the remote, uninhabited Hans Island in Arctic waters. Sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy were the first to land on Hans island, plant the Maple Leaf flag along with a note of welcome and a bottle of Canadian whisky.

By Scott Taylor Most Canadians are blissfully unaware that from 1973 until June 2022, Canada was locked in a territorial dispute with Denmark. At stake was the claim that both nations placed on the remote, uninhabited Hans Island in Arctic waters. Sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy were the fir

04/08/2025

RMC's Howard Coombs slams the Canadian government for its failure to respond effectively to Trump's threat, also claims Canadians wouldn’t resist US invasion.

By Tim Ryan Royal Military College associate professor Howard Coombs has been getting a lot of press lately for some of his views on how Canadians would react to a U.S. invasion. Such nightmare scenarios have become fodder for news media reports ever since U.S. President Donald Trump starte

04/07/2025

Congratulations to Annu Vaidya, Director of Business Development and Growth at Canada, on being selected as one of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine's 2025 Top Women in Defence!

View Annu's profile here: https://www.espritdecorps.ca/espritdecorps-digital-issue/volume-32-issue-2

04/07/2025

Besides tariffing the bejeezus out of the global economy, it seems that US President Donald Trump has increasing designs on annexing Greenland into becoming a US protectorate. Given that Trump has also threatened to bully Canada into becoming the 51st State, it is time to target just how to keep this rogue president in check.

Besides tariffing the bejeezus out of the global economy, it seems that US President Donald Trump has increasing designs on annexing Greenland into becoming ...

04/04/2025

Esprit de Corps Military Magazine would like to congratulate our Publisher, Scott Taylor, on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

This medal is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to their community and to Canada.

04/03/2025

Congratulations to Joelle Thorgrimson, Aeromedical Program Flight Surgeon, 1 Canadian Air Division, CFB Winnipeg, Royal Canadian Air Force, on being selected as one of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine's 2025 Top Women in Defence!

Read Joelle's profile here: www.espritdecorps.ca/espritdecorps-digital-issue/volume-32-issue-2

04/03/2025

Exciting news in the world of space tech! 🚀 KONGSBERG has secured a deal to deliver 280 micro-satellites for SpinLaunch Inc.'s groundbreaking Meridian Space constellation, bringing global high-speed broadband connectivity to new heights. 🌍💻

READ MORE: https://www.espritdecorps.ca/industry-updates/kongsberg-to-deliver-280-microsatellites-to-spinlaunchs-leo-satellite-communication-constellation