Canada’s new warships must be built for the future—not for today
The Canadian military faces a crossroads year the likes of which it hasn’t faced since 1959—when the Avro Arrow was scuttled
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Ken Hansen
Ken Hansen is an independent defence and security analyst and owner of Hansen Maritime Horizons. Retired from the navy in 2009 in the rank of commander, he is a member of the Science Advisory Committee for Atlantic Oceans Research Enterprise and a contributor to the Security Affairs Committee for the Royal United Services Institute.
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