Reports
Canadian Maritime Security Network-produced and sponsored reports are in-depth examinations of topics direclty relevant to Canadian maritime security.
Frozen Frontier to Information Battlespace
March 2026
By Sergey Sukhankin
Rapid Arctic change is eroding isolation, making information dominance decisive. Russia is building a layered, AI-enabled ISR network to accelerate detection and decision-making, strengthen A2/AD, and reduce warning time, challenging Western awareness and coordination overall.
China's Arctic Toolkit: Icebreakers, Drones, and Polar Capabilities
March 2026
By Adam Lajeunesse
Over the past three decades, China has dramatically expanded its Arctic marine scientific research capability. This report offers an overview of Beijing's expanding capabilities and maps its historical activities.
Human Factors and the Risks of AI Overreliance in Maritime Defence
March 2026
By Julie Ann Webeck & Francesco Biondi
This report examines AI integration in maritime defence and the human factors risks associated with increasing automation.
Control of Mid-Band Spectrum and its Implications for National Security
February 2026
Michael Cabral
This report examines growing congestion in Canada’s mid-band spectrum and the standoff between commercial demands and critical military and government uses.
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Canadian Arctic Maritime Infrastructure Survey
September 2025
By Kate E. Todd
This survey maps Canada's Arctic maritime infrastructure, detailing community and site capacity to support maritime operations.
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Corvettes: An Overview
June 2025
By Michael Cabral
In 2024, the Department of National Defence launched the Canadian Multi-mission Corvette project to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.
The 'Fourth Battle for the Arctic:" Russia's Capabilities, Strategic Thinking, and Game Plan
March 2025
By Sergey Sukhankin
Russia’s progressively evident anti-Western course (traceable to 1999) has turned the Arctic region into a zone of confrontation – not a region of peace and partnership.
Asymmetric Enabler: An Overview of Global USV and UUV Developments
March 2025
By David Thomas
This paper is an in-depth environment scan of global uncrewed surface vehicle and uncrewed underwater vehicle developments, specifically focusing on armed platforms that can supplement the fires of the RCN fleet.
Canada’s Arctic Defence Capabilities: Insights from Inside the CAF’s Cold Weather Operations–Leader Course and 1 CAD/CANR HQ
February 2025
By Kate E. Todd
From January 22 to 23, 2025, the author was given a unique opportunity to learn more about the Arctic defence capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces by experiencing them first-hand.
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Canada in Extremis: Rebalancing the Canadian Armed Forces and Rebuilding the Canadian Navy
May 2024
By The Naval Association of Canada
The final report from the December 2024 CMSN/ North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network workshop on the Ice Pact.
A Life-Cycle Costing Case Study
2024
By Howie Smith, Ian Parker, Griffin Cudmore-Keating, and Adam Lajeunesse
This note breaks down the Life-Cycle Costing methodology, which the Government of Canada uses to cost major capital purchases, like naval vessels.
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