Fighting fit: Employing technology to gain an edge in readiness
by Lt (N) Andrew McLaughlin With advances in battlefield technology outpacing many tactical and operational capabilities, today’s infantry soldiers must adapt to this new reality. But waiting for new multi-domain, autonomous and artificial intelligence systems...
MSVS logistic trucks steer through first deployment in Latvia
by Chris Thatcher The Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) truck has marked a key milestone on its road into service with the first overseas deployment. Three variants of the Mack Defense logistics trucks – cargo, load handling,...
Mentor and advise: The professional development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
by Tim Dunne Canada launched Operation Unifier in September 2015 by deploying about 200 Canadian Armed Forces members in response to Ukrainian government requests for help to remain a sovereign, secure and stable government. Canada is part of an...
Confronting Ariana: Inside the Army’s largest computer-assisted exercise
by Ian Coutts There’s a classic line sometimes attributed to Samuel Mayer, the legendary Hollywood mogul. When asked what made for a great movie, he said. “Get your hero up a tree, then throw rocks at him.” Exercise Unified Resolve boasts none of the...
NOREX 20: Validating a sub-Arctic response
by Allan Joyner The images are indelible and, in some ways, misleading. Nightly news footage of troops filling sandbags and armoured vehicles wading flooded city streets are well known across Canada. The reality is that smaller communities, and more...
Manoeuvre in the information domain
The Canadian Armed Forces is at war everyday in the information domain. Whether in Latvia, Ukraine, Iraq, Africa or even at home, deployed forces face a barrage of false information that can quickly undermine or fail an operation. In recent presentations,...
News Releases
- Commodore Mark Watson new Commissionaires chief of staff
- ADGA receives MODSIM contract extension
- Meggitt Training Systems wins small-arms trainer service and support contract
- Rheinmetall, Lockheed Martin join forces on Land Vehicle Crew Training System program
- FLIR wins contract to provide Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for U.S. Army program