DefenceReport

Stewart Webb sits down with Jeff Kibble, CD and the Member of Parliament for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford and Conservative Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement.Both discuss Kibble's feasibility study to turn the Crofton Mill in BC into an RCN base and, of course, the broader issues of Canadian defence procurement, including the proposed Saab GlobalEye acquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Babcock Canada CEO Tony March joined Stewart Webb and discussed the latest developments for Babcock Canada. Babcock has been contracted for water bomber support in Manitoba for some years, and the federal government announced the last Victoria-class submarine in-service support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DefenceReport's editor Stewart Webb joined Professor Walter Dorn about the latest news of the further withdrawal of Canada's commitment to peacekeeping. Currently, it stands at 26 personnel. Stewart and Walter recorded this as the news broke, as Canada was to celebrate its National Peacekeeping Day on 9 August.Articles discussed:Cyber-peacekeeping initiative: https://www.walterdorn.net/pdf/Cyberpeacekeeping-Prevent-and-Manage-Cyberattacks_Dorn-Webb_IJCWT_2019.pdfTech-contributing peacekeeping: https://www.walterdorn.net/pdf/Smart-Peacekeeping_IPI-Rpt_Dorn_13July2016.pdfPeacekeeping training simulator download: https://www.peacekeepingsim.net/play-now/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stewart Webb and Chris Murray sit down and discuss what occurred at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, which saw the storming of 49,000 to 60,000 illegal migrants from Morocco. Chris and Stewart go beyond those events and take a look at the drug and terrorism threat that Africa is posing to Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thawennontie Thomas sat down with Stewart Webb to discuss the challenges of running a Small-Medium Enterprise in Canada’s defence industry. Also discussed being an Indigenous company. Both pondered if the renewed defence push can survive the two years until Trump’s administration ends. It was great to have Thawennontie on the pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.