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iDEAS Series

The iDEAS Series papers are short, policy-relevant notes providing ‘outside the box’ thinking and new ideas on questions of maritime defence and security.

This includes work produced as part of the Multi-Vision Corlette Project: Visions & Options Series. This Naval Association of Canada series is devoted to examining options for Canada’s Multi-Mission Corvette Project.

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The Future of the Corvette Project Should be Uncrewed

March 2025

By Kate E. Todd

In 2023, the Navy stood up the Canadian Multi-mission Corvette Project to determine what should replace them. This paper offers a vision of what the Navy could procure.

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For Want of Frigates: Requirements for a Multi-Mission Corvette

March 2025

By Brian Santarpia

As Canada replaces its Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs), a new fleet of light warships will be needed to both assume the MCDVs’ existing roles and provide the Royal Canadian Navy with the capabilities needed to manage great power competition.

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C2 at Sea: Embarking Modular, Scalable, and Mobile C2 Centres Aboard the AOPV

December 2024

By Kate E. Todd and Alan Lockerby

In the face of emerging threats, Canada is recapitalizing its military and modernizing the North American and Aerospace Defence Command.

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Realizing the AOPVs’ Potential

October 2024

By Douglas L. Theedom

In this article, the Operations Coordinator onboard HMCS Frédérick Rolette, PO1 Douglas Theedom offers thoughts on how to get more from Canada’s premier Arctic platform.

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The USCG Arctic Presence Leveraging Canada’s AOPV Design

September 2024

By Adam Lajeunesse and William Woityra

The US Coast Guard (USCG) is facing a critical capability gap in the Arctic. This paper considers how the USCG could leverage Canada’s AOPV design to close that capability gap.

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