- #NATO Summit
- “Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ on defence spending, Trump says at NATO gathering”
- “Trump calls Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ for not meeting NATO defence spending goals”
- “Trudeau dodges question about Canadian defence spending”
- “In pressuring Trudeau, Trump again reminds Canada to rethink its defense policy”
- “Sommet de l’OTAN: Trudeau devra éviter les tensions”
- “Subject: Travel pool report #10d – More POTUS quotes on NATO “delinquent” countries” (White House info-machine)
- “Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Bilateral Meeting | London, United Kingdom” (The White House)
- “NATO Engages transcript: In conversation with the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Canada”
- “Analysis: NATO’s defence budget formula is flawed — and Canada isn’t going to meet its target”
- “Growing the Defence Budget: What Would Two Percent of GDP Look Like?” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
- “Trudeau doesn’t remember Canadian military spending numbers, Trump calls Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ ” (The Post Millennial)
- “Trudeau Says He’s Making “Significant Investments In Our Fighter Jets.” In Reality, He’s Replacing Old F-18s With Australia’s Discarded Old F-18s” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “Trudeau’s Claim To Be Boosting Defense Spending Is Based On Deception” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “La contribution à l’OTAN est faite de sacrifices, pas seulement d’argent”
- “Donald Trump won’t commit to defending NATO allies”
- “Trump Offered Macron Some ‘Nice ISIS Fighters’ on NATO’s 70th Birthday”
- “Macron claims Turkey is working with ISIS in Syria”
- “Personal and policy conflicts dominate NATO summit, widening alliance divisions”
- “Nato chief threatens Putin with ‘full response’ from the whole alliance to any attack on Poland or Baltic countries”
- “Turkey upholds veto against NATO Baltic defence plans; Lithuania hopes for compromise”
- “Turkey threatens to veto Nato plans unless the Syria Kurd militia is labelled ‘a threat’ “
- “US Defense Chief Calls on Turkey to Stop Holding Up NATO Readiness Plan”
- “Turkey Suggests Invoking NATO Collective Defense Provision in Syrian Conflict”
- “Despite clashes, NATO is here to stay, UK ambassador says”
- “Putin Criticizes NATO Expansion as Alliance Holds London Summit”
- “Nato to formally recognise China ‘challenges’ for first time”
- “NATO Deputy Secretary General speaks at NATO Engages: Innovating the Alliance” (NATO info-machine)
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Male-dominated Iraqi military getting used to female soldiers: Canadian general”
- “Baghdad protests pose challenge to NATO’s mission in Iraq, says outgoing Canadian commander Dany Fortin”
- “US condemns ‘abhorrent’ protester killings in Iraq”
- “U.S. Military Base Hit By New Rocket Attack as Iraq Unrest Continues Without Prime Minister”
- “Rockets hit base hosting U.S. forces in western Iraq”
- “Russian diplomat warns against attempts to draw Iraq into confrontation with Iran”
- “Iraq: Mental health support for Kurdish refugees fleeing Syria” (MSF)
- “U.S. Forces Reposture in Eastern Syria, Restart Operations with Syrian Democratic Forces” (Pentagon info-machine)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “John Manley urges ‘prisoner exchange’ to swap Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou for two Canadians held in China”
- “The Trudeau government’s high noon moment with Beijing”
- “Huawei to shift research facilities from hostile US to Canada, founder Ren Zhengfei says”
- “Huawei Moving US Research Center to Canada”
- “Resetting Canada’s Approach to China”
- #HongKong
- “China Imposes Sanctions on U.S. NGOs over Hong Kong Bill”
- “Hong Kong’s Leader Hits Out at Washington Over Human Rights Law”
- “US Navy ‘invited’ to go to Taiwan and ‘have fun’ after Beijing bans port visits to Hong Kong”
- “(CHN) Coast Guard intensifies maritime patrols near Hong Kong” (CHN COmmunist Party media)
- “Protesters In Hong Kong Are Becoming More United In Their Strategy And More Desperate”
- “Beijing’s signal to Hong Kong: learn from Macau, and it starts with having ‘patriots’ in charge”
- “Top Chinese official praises Macau, warns Hong Kong to toe state constitutional line”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Uncertainty as US, S. Korea Enter New Round of Defense Cost-Sharing Talks”
- “U.S. running out of time to mee its obligations, says North Korea”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Russia on Tuesday accused a former U.S. Marine it has held for almost a year on spying charges of faking health problems in custody and lying about his ill-treatment to stir up noise around his case. Paul Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and Irish passports, was accused of espionage after agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service detained him in a Moscow hotel room on Dec. 28 …”
- “Turkey will look for alternatives if we fail to deliver F-35s, Trump says”
- ” ‘Technically This is Not Possible’: Macron Claims NATO Members Can’t Buy S-400 Systems From Russia”
- “A NATO Attack on Kaliningrad Would Force Russia to Go Nuclear” (pro-RUS site)
- “Putin: Russian Navy to get over 480 items of armament and military hardware this year”
- “Russian Trolls Are Hammering Away at NATO’s Presence in Lithuania”
- Way Up North
- “Canadian Rangers train Australian counterparts during Exercise NORTHERN LIGHTS 2019” (via CAF Facebook)
- “Stephen LeDrew: Canada is giving up on the Arctic”
- “Denmark will triple Arctic defense spending”
- “Danish PM suggests increasing Arctic surveillance in response to Russian activity”
- “Report to Congress on Changes in the Arctic” (USNI News)
- “EU-NATO Arctic plans often clash with Russian, Norwegian national interests, says (RUS) senator”
- “Russian Northern Fleet warships set off for deployment to Atlantic”
- “Rosatom Signs Deal to Boost Russia’s Arctic Infrastructure”
- “A Siberian pipeline from Russia and China’s ‘Polar Silk Road’ plan”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “The Defence Procurement Outlook for Canada’s 43rd Parliament” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
- Wanted: “… This project will be to design and construct a dedicated, central facility for DND/CAF personnel in Yellowknife, NWT. The new Multi-Purpose Building will provide office space, classrooms, assembly area, warehousing, and vehicle maintenance facilities. Design-Builders are advised that the contract will include provisions for Indigenous participation … The scope of work for this project will include, but not limited to the following: The design and construction of an approximately 6,000 m2 facility on a fenced 5-hectare site … It is anticipated that this procurement will be initiated in Winter/Spring of 2020. This is conditional on the project receiving approval to proceed by the DND. The construction cost of this project is estimated at $50,000,000.00 …”
- Wanted: “… The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of Qty. 4 All-Terrain Vehicle, amphibious, 8-wheeled, with trailer. The requested delivery date is on or before 120 days from date of contract. An option for 4 All-Terrain Vehicle, amphibious, 8-wheeled, with trailer is included for delivery within Canada …”
- Wanted: “…The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the provision of a Tactical Power System (TPS) comprised of Generators, Power Management Systems, Power Distribution Systems, Synchronization, Energy Storage, and Renewables …”
- Wanted: “… The Directorate of Force Health Protection (DFHP), within the Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp), has a requirement to procure up to four thousand (4,000) Reflective Safety Belts.The purpose of the Reflective Safety Belts, is to provide the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel with a safety product that would improve their visibility while exercising outdoors in no or low light conditions …”
- Wanted: “… The Department of National Defence (DND) is looking to seek guidance from industry regarding the capability to perform the Examination of Ordnance. Through this Request for Information (RFI), DND wishes to understand the methods, choice of equipment, support capacity, and overall feedback on how to best perform the Examination of Ordnance for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) field artillery fleets …”
- “Belgique, Finlande, Canada… Les armées décident de refaire leur garde-robe”
- “Unmanned aircraft have long been catnip for commanders on operations. The persistent feed of sensor data from ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) platforms has been vital to the success of coalition missions globally …” (Canadian Army Today)
- Other Military News
- “PM’s jet damaged in 8 Wing hangar mishap: DND”
- “CC15001 Airbus” (From the investigator, RCAF)
- “PM’s plane grounded for 10 months after collision at military hangar”
- “Canadian researcher investigating gender and peacekeeping” (via CAF Facebook)
- “New honorary colonel at 8 Air Maintenance Squadron”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 3, 2019
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