Robotic weapon system puts soldiers’ skills to the test
by Ken Pole There’s something fundamentally unsettling about a robotic weapons system that can track you silently and relentlessly with its cameras, computers and servo motors – even if it only fires paintballs and the only damage is to your ego. That was the scene...
Out of a jam: Artillery OPVs will carry GPS anti-jamming technology
By Chris Thatcher In a digital battlespace reliant on the Global Positioning System for positioning, navigation and timing, trust in the veracity and security of the GPS signal is critical. The Canadian Army is aware of the vulnerability of GPS to jamming,...
Off road ride: To improve mobility, light infantry trials four wheelers
by Chris Thatcher For the past 20 years, the Canadian Army’s light infantry battalions have been light by default, not by design. In an effort to address that gap in capability, successive Army commanders have since 2015 made it a priority to rethink the construct...
Vehicle crew training: Welcome to a new (virtual) reality
by Ian Coutts “You know the movie The Matrix? It’s essentially like that.” Major Giuseppe Ramacieri is trying to explain the thinking behind the Army’s proposed Land Vehicle Combat Training System (LVCTS). If the Keanu Reeves movie of life inside a...
LAV UP: Enhancing the light armour vehicle specialist variants
By Ken Pole There may still be a grain of truth in the observation that “an army marches on its stomach,” as variously attributed to Napoleon and Frederick the Great. But the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) from General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLSC) is a far...
New commander: LGen Lanthier assumes Army command from LGen Wynnyk
“There has been no greater privilege or honour for me than to serve as you commander.” With those final words, LGen Paul Wynnyk transferred command of the Canadian Army to LGen Jean-Marc Lanthier during a ceremony on Parliament Hill July 16. Despite the hot, humid...
