Newsroom

July 15, 2024

Canadian NORAD Region welcomes new commander

The Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (CANR) welcomed its new commander July 11, 2024, during a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg.

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet and United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets fly in formation with a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress over Alaska, during Exercise Amalgam Dart 21-1, June 15, 2021.

June 23, 2021

FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA TO THE EASTERN ATLANTIC: NORAD EXERCISE AMALGAM DART PROVIDES VALUABLE TRAINING IN THE ARCTIC

WINNIPEG, Man. — Exercise AMALGAM DART, which ran from June 10 to 18, 2021, was an air defence exercise that included participation from all three NORAD Regions, and featured a variety of military aircraft from the

June 23, 2021

DE LA MER DE BEAUFORT À L’ATLANTIQUE ORIENTAL : L’EXERCICE AMALGAM DART DU NORAD PRODURE À NOS FORCES AMEÉS UN PRÉCIEUX ENTRAINEMENT DANS L’ARCTIQUE

WINNIPEG, Man. — L’exercice de défense aérienne « AMALGAM DART », tenu du 10 au 18 juin 2021, a fait intervenir les trois régions du NORAD et toute une gamme d’aéronefs militaires de l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC)

U.S. Air Force F-16s, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18, and U.S. Air Force F-22 join up with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress fly over an area near the Beaufort Sea.

June 8, 2021

NORAD CONDUCTS ARCTIC AIR DEFENCE EXERCISE AMALGAM DART

Winnipeg, Manitoba — North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting Exercise AMALGAM DART, an arctic air defence exercise, from June 10 to 18, 2021. The exercise will feature a variety of military

U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters jets from Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing and Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets from 3 Wing, Bagotville, Quebec join up behind a Maine Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling Wing during a Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Canadian NORAD Region cross-border demonstration, April 23, 2020.

May 25, 2021

NORAD TO CONDUCT AIR DEFENCE TRAINING AROUND MONTREAL/LE NORAD EFFECTUERA UN EXERCICE D’ENTRAÎNEMENT DE DÉFENSE AÉRIENNE AUTOUR DE MONTRÉAL

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18, and United States Air Force F-15 fighter jets and two KC-135 tanker aircraft will conduct North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) training in the airspace over

NORAD CF-18s and F-15s conduct a northern air defense patrol over the Beaufort Sea during exercise AMALGAM DART that ran from August 17-21.

March 17, 2021

NORAD Conducts Arctic Air Defense Exercise AMALGAM DART

Winnipeg, Manitoba. — From March 20 to 26, 2021, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting an arctic air defence exercise. Exercise AMALGAM DART will see a variety of military aircraft from

March 17, 2021

LE NORAD DIRIGE UN EXERCICE DE DÉFENSE AÉRIENNE DANS L’ARCTIQUE

Winnipeg, Manitoba. — Du 20 au 26 mars 2021, le Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord (NORAD) dirigera un exercice de défense aérienne dans l’Arctique. Pour l’exercice AMALGAM DART divers avions

Canadian Armed Forces members set up satellite targets in ice, snow in Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Nov. 9, 2020

NORAD Agile Basing Airpower Seminar investigates options to bring further innovation to Canada’s North

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — As the Canadian NORAD Region looks to further project joint airpower into the Arctic region for full-spectrum and pan-domain operations, an ongoing series of seminars known as the Joint Agile Basing

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 and United States Air Force F-16s participate in binational NORAD air defence exercise conducted over the Greater Toronto Area on July 30, 2020.(Photo courtesy of CANR Public Affairs)

Aug. 6, 2020

Le NORAD vole au-dessus de Toronto pour un exercice de l’opération NOBLE EAGLE

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Jeudi 30 juillet 2020, des CF-18 Hornet de l’Aviation royale canadienne, des F-16 de l’USAF (force aérienne des États-Unis) et un avitailleur KC-135 ont participé à un entraînement aérien du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord (NORAD) au-dessus de la région du Grand Toronto.

Aug. 6, 2020

NORAD takes to the skies over Toronto in Operation NOBLE EAGLE exercise

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — On Thursday, July 30, 2020, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornets and United States Air Force (USAF) F-16s along with a KC-135 refuelling tanker participated in a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) training operation in the skies over the Greater Toronto Area.

(From left) Incoming 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Commander Major-General Eric Kenny, Royal Canadian Air Force Commander Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger, and outgoing 1 CAD/CANR Commander Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier prepare to sign 1 CAD Change of Command scrolls during a ceremony at 17 Wing Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 6, 2020.

July 24, 2020

1 Canadian Air Division welcomes new commander

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The change of command ceremony for 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Region -- held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 6 and streamed live on Royal Canadian Air Force social media -- saw Major-General Eric Kenny succeed Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier as the new Commander of 1 CAD/CANR, Joint Force Air Component Commander, and Trenton Search and Rescue Region.

A CC-150T Husky Tanker during a NORAD, Yellowknife, North West Territory, June 14, 2020.

July 24, 2020

CC-150 Polaris tanker fleet reaches NORAD milestone

TRENTON, Ontario — The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) achieved initial operating capability for their fleet of CC-150 Polaris air-to-air refuelling tankers, operated by 437 Transport Squadron, from Trenton, Ontario, on July 1, 2020.