Enhancing weapons effects simulation
What was once labeled a midlife upgrade is now a full modernization program. Over the past three years, Weapons Effects Simulation (WES) has transformed from an enhancement of the equipment the Army currently uses to capture weapons and other effects in training, to a...
A mother, leader and soldier: An NCO’s story
by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Master Corporal Afton David is a mother, a lawyer, and a leader in the Canadian Army Reserve infantry with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa ((Duke of Edinburgh's Own). We’re proud to tell her story on International Women’s Day. A...
Harding Driving: RAMD on the Armoured Combat Support Vehicles
By Ian Coutts We’ve all heard that old line about someone who, perhaps after a night of convivial socializing, resembles “forty miles of bad road.” Try 20,000 kilometres. That's what the Army is subjecting four new Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV) to....
Leonardo to equip Army with counter-drone tech
Leonardo has been awarded a contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to provide its Falcon Shield C-UAS system for operation by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The company will provide a number of systems and a 10-year sustainment package that...
The C79: A sight for Army eyes
by Ken Pole The odds are that, regardless of your rank in the Army, you have literally had your fingertips on something that made you a more effective warrior. That’s the C79 optical sight, a key piece of kit designed, developed and manufactured by Raytheon...
Vehicle crew simulation network nears bid stage
By Canadian Army Today Staff When the Land Vehicle Crew Training System (LVCTS) eventually opens doors on five new simulation centres across the country, it will launch the Army into a new world of networked and immersive individual and collective training. An...