Final Drive: A test of endurance on the Army Operations Course

by Chris Thatcher | Feb 17, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System

by Ian Coutts    “It may seem like a lot of work.” Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Groulx is referring to the work that led up to the chaos surrounding him. Dozens of junior officers intently tap away at computer terminals or confer with more senior officers. Paper...

NP Aerospace wins contract for German Army’s WIESEL 1 armoured weapons carrier

by Chris Thatcher | Feb 16, 2020 | News Releases

Canadian First Nation owned global armour provider, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a contract by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle. NP Aerospace will supply its lightweight CAMAC armour...

Cyber Warriors: Army Reserve units take up mission task of cyber operators

by Chris Thatcher | Feb 10, 2020 | Army Reserves, Combat Capability, News

by Bill Williams Military attacks generally focus on an enemy’s weaknesses. When cybercriminals, for example, wanted plans for America’s new state-of-the-art Joint Strike Fighter, they targeted one of the project’s subcontractors. Cutting around heavily guarded...

On target: New Colt weapons set new standards for accuracy and reliability

by Chris Thatcher | Feb 4, 2020 | Equiment, News, Procurement

by Ken Pole   Two new weapons systems for the Canadian Army, the C6-A1 Flex 7.62-mm general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) and the C-20 sniper rifle, both coming from Colt Canada Corp. in Kitchener, Ont., are expected to significantly upgrade the already proven...

Unit cohesion: Latvia battle group proving its resilience and resolve

by Chris Thatcher | Jan 29, 2020 | News, Operations

by Chris Thatcher   In the two years since the multinational battle group in Latvia was established in June 2017, Russian information operations on social media and other fora have painted a picture of an ineffective formation too small and too disjointed to...