Winning the Next Fight: How the Army is working to turn battlefield lessons into fighting knowledge
by Allan Joyner The Canadian Army is currently absorbing new equipment and capabilities at a pace that would have seemed extraordinary a decade ago. Drones, advanced sensors, upgraded Arctic kit—the hardware is showing up. The challenge now is ensuring that how...
The drone initiative
The United States’ war with Iran has underscored what Russia’s war with Ukraine made abundantly clear: the need for an array of simple, low cost, and attritable uncrewed systems. In short, drones able to perform a variety of tasks—precision strike, intelligence,...
Integrated systems: The building blocks for LVC division level training
by Chris Thatcher The Army’s shift to a divisional operating construct has not fundamentally changed the training and simulation systems currently on the procurement list of the Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR). But it has changed the way in which those...
Soldier First: Bridging the employment gap
by Canadian Army Today Staff For too many new recruits, the art of soldiering is a waiting game. After completing Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., many find...
On Ex Iron Pursuit, 8th Canadian Hussars team with ACDC to sharpen dismounted tracking skills
Soldiers from the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) conducted Exercise Iron Pursuit in the Sussex training area in late May, focusing on dismounted combat tracking and small-unit tactics under austere field conditions. Delivered with support from instructors...
Training consolidation
by Chris Thatcher Earlier this year, the Canadian Army began the transition from regionally aligned divisions to a new functional structure: a Manoeuvre Division, formerly 3rd Canadian Division, headquartered in Edmonton; a Defence of Canada Division, formerly...
33 Service Battalion receives CMAR introduction
by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Members of 33 Service Battalion (33 Svc Bn) recently took part in an introduction to the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) project, gaining first-hand exposure to the C25 General Service Rifle and the C26 Full Spectrum Rifle,...
Canada’s North, Canada’s moment
The largest Arctic operation in nearly two decades unfolded across three territories this winter. At the centre of it were the Canadian Rangers. by Allan Joyner In the winter of 1946, a small Canadian Army expedition set out to answer a question that had never...
Army to receive HIMARS for long-range precision strike
The Canadian government on June 2 confirmed it has finalized a government-to-government agreement for 26 Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, a preliminary operational stock of munitions, spare parts, training, and support...
The Defence Investment Agency’s early influence on Army procurement
by Chris Thatcher It’s still early days, but if the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) is any indication, the newly created Defence Investment Agency (DIA) is already having a noticeable impact on defence procurement. Within five months of the agency’s...
News Releases
- Galvion introduces SoloPack Arctic, extending soldier power capability to extreme cold environments
- AtkinsRéalis and DRAKKAR sign MoU to advance made-in-Canada defence solutions
- Universities and industry join forces in Marshall Land Research Alliance
- Sentinel Advanced Military Solutions launches integrated defence ecosystem
- General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada signs MOU with GreenTech Harvest to support co-production of UAVs for Ukraine