The best explosive threat is one that never exists
Story and photography by Steve Bigg Most people would think that in the world of explosive ordnance disposal and improvised explosive ordnance disposal (EOD/IEOD), there’s no better outcome to a mission than successfully disarming an explosive device. But at the...
Measuring readiness
by Chris Thatcher You can take a general out of Chief of Programme (CPROG), but you can’t take Chief of Programme out of the general. It’s not an old Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) saying, but you wonder if it should be after spending some time with Lieutenant-General...
Cyber-savvy Reservists help secure the Army’s digital battlespace
by Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs The Canadian Army Reserve is building a force of members with skills relevant to fighting in the digital domain alongside their Regular Force counterparts – and is not having to look very far to find them. “It’s coming from...
Healing through sport
by Chris Thatcher For most athletes, there is nothing like representing one’s country at an international competition. Often, it marks the pinnacle of a career’s worth of training. For Sergeant Mark Vokey, it’s a little more like winning the lottery. In July, the...
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,...
