How the Army’s future training network could affect your equipment project or training plan
by Chris Thatcher In the not-too-distant future, when Army equipment projects seek approval from the Defence Capability Board or other governance bodies, they may have to pass a FITE test. Fear not project directors, this won’t be an assessment of how many push...
Back to Basics: Return to Training Army Reserve Soldiers
By Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, Public Affairs Officer, 31 Canadian Brigade Group Training a large number of new recruits is a challenge for Army Reserve formations at the best of times. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and a team effort becomes even more of a...
Universal lessons: Even as warfare changes, staff officer courses and tools remain resilient
by Chris Thatcher You might think that after two decades of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and hybrid warfare, the content of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC) courses would have changed significantly to reflect a changing reality on the...
Heavy load: Replacing the Army’s bulldozers and backhoes
by Ken Pole The Common Heavy Equipment Replacement (CHER) project is an ambitious move by the Army to replace 18 classes of heavily used construction and material-handling platforms that are ageing and, in some cases, worn out. A high-priority procurement for...
The Agile Eight: Leveraging the LAV 6.0 for armoured combat support
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher Collaboration between the Army and an equipment manufacturer is standard practice once a contract is signed and the two parties begin fine-tuning the capability that will be delivered. It is rare, though, that a project the...
Feeding JAWS: A data-gathering exercise that will fuel AI applications for Joint Fires
by Chris Thatcher How do you train an artificial intelligence algorithm? Feed it data; lots and lots of data. “For the AI to work well, it needs variety,” explained Dr. Mélanie Breton, a defence scientist with the Tactical Surveillance and Reconnaissance...
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