Drone defence on trial
by Treena Hein During the early hours of September 18, 2024, a significant attack was carried out employing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) or drones, further highlighting the need to defend effectively against these types of attacks. Ukrainian drones struck...
Loitering over Latvia
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 system. Photo: Spc. Chelsea D. Meiller by Allan Joyner With the M777 Light-Weight Towed Howitzer at the end of its known limits for range and mobility in the contemporary operating environment, and...
Connected battlespace
by Chris Thatcher The road to a Brigade Tactical Network (BTN) in Latvia runs through the varied terrain of the Petawawa training area and the back lot and offices of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2 CMBG HQ & Sig...
Sunny, with a chance of Cloud TAK
by Chris Thatcher If the Army had callsigns for projects and initiatives, instead of the ubiquitous acronyms, the effort to develop a cloud-based tactical network might have been dubbed Roadrunner. In less than 12 months, Cloud TAK has gone from an idea to a...
Enter the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle
by Ken Pole Deployed troops, like civilians, likely have a common perception of ambulances. They appreciate that the vehicles and their highly trained crews are always ready and available. But they obviously hope never to need one themselves. However, they can...
The Modernization Agenda
Over the past 18 months, the primary focus of the Canadian Army commander has been the mission in Latvia: The transition from an enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group to a Multinational Brigade and all the resource challenges that created, from generating personnel...
News Releases
- Galvion unveils two additions to their innovative Batlskin head systems portfolio
- CANSOFCOM awards suppressor contract to Millbrook Strategic Sciences
- Rheinmetall awarded Canada’s Enhanced Recovery Capability project
- New player in tank production: Leonardo and Rheinmetall joint venture
- Ultra I&C wins $7 million contract for tactical data link support