Podcast: Tony March, Babcock Canada CEO, gives summer update on Manitoba water bombers and the last stage of the Victoria-class submarine in-service support
21 August 2026 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…
Wires Brief: Iranian president calls for end of war while at position of strength; AFC/M23 rebels restrict movement due to Ebola outbreak
21 August 2026 Iran War The USS George Washington carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East theatre and will relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after its more than…
Wires Brief: Trump wants to meet Kim Jong-un this year; Hundreds of RSF defect to Sudanese military
20 August 2026 Iran War President Trump threatened Iran with new economic measures. Trump described it as the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”. Trump also threatened…
Wires Brief: Ousted Defence Minister Fedorov calls for wartime elections in Ukraine; IAEA discovers tons of nuclear material in Syria
19 August 2026 Iran War President Trump stated that there were no current talks with Iran and no talks planned. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. Iran says it…
Wires Brief: Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan taken to hospital from prison; Raytheon wins $22.9 billion Tomahawk contract
18 August 2026 Iran War Iran threatened to go on the offensive if diplomacy with the United States fails. An Iranian official stated that “Iranian entities must be prepared to…
Wires Brief: Trump orders the scaling back of US-South Korean military drills; Fateh’s forces surrender to Taliban
17 August 2026 Iran War Qatar denies Iranian allegations that they are detaining three Iranian pilots. The pilots violated Qatari airspace in March. Qatar claims that they found the remains…
Wires Brief: US lost at least 49 Reaper drones since the Iran war began; Trump signs memorandum permitting limited foreign shipbuilding for US Navy
14 August 2026 Iran War After an IRGC official claimed that Iran can continue the war until President Trump leaves office, Defence Security Pete Hegseth claims that the US can…
Wires Brief: Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriot missiles for the winter; Taliban deploys drones and helicopters to Badakhshan
13 August 2026 Iran War A senior adviser to the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that Iran could prolong the war until President Trump leaves office. Mohammad Reza Naghdi,…
Podcast: Stopping Canada’s Peacekeeping Exit
12 August 2026 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.…
Wires Brief: DNA match in Leipzig/Halle drone incident; Dissident Taliban commander calls for his fighters to fight the Taliban
12 August 2026 Iran War President Trump claimed that Iran’s negotiators are devious…again something that has been said before by the president. Trump stated that he has two options in…
