Making a mortar platoon from scratch
by Allan Joyner When the Loyal Edmonton Regiment and the Calgary Highlanders were tasked with standing up a mortar platoon in the summer of 2018, the mission task also included their first operational deployment with the new capability – a five to six-month...
A cold weather test
Not many Canadians were hoping for snow and freezing temperatures before Christmas, but few at Thales Canada complained when an Arctic wind and flurries blanketed the Ottawa Valley in early November. The company has been highlighting the attributes of its Hawkei...
A targeted retention strategy
by Ken Pole R&R used to mean “rest and relaxation” in the military lexicon. Nowadays, in the Canadian Armed Forces, it’s more about “recruitment and retention” as the all-volunteer service tries to attract new personnel and, perhaps more important, hang on...
Army finalizing new camouflage pattern
When the Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernization (SOCEM) initiative delivers its first pieces of kit in the coming years, they will come in a new Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT). The new camouflage pattern and colour scheme is under review by the...
Spring 2020
THIS ISSUE Interview: LGen Michael Rouleau Op Unifier: Mission shift NOREX: Arctic response Confronting Ariana Feeding JAWS MSVS in Latvia Gimme shelter Fibit challenge
The Tents Situation
by Richard Bray “One day. It only took one day.” That was all soldiers needed to decide the new Headquarters Shelter System (HQSS) was a worthy replacement for the aging but still capable Tent Expandable Modular System (TEMS) headquarters, said Captain...
Artificial intelligence: Overcoming the barriers to adoption
by Chris Thatcher Across most industrial sectors, companies are bracing for the bow wave of transformative technologies, from artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to cloud computing, additive manufacturing and human-machine interaction, that will disrupt,...
Training to train: On the road to high readiness, Reserve exercise offers rare opportunity to mentor and coach
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher For two weeks in the August 2019 heat, Primary Reservists from across 4th Canadian Division gathered in the training areas of Meaford and Petawawa, Ont., for an annual confirmation exercise meant to test their individual and...
From the road to the simulator: Combat vehicle training in a virtual environment
by Richard Bray Throughout history, armies have tried to simulate combat in training programs as realistically as possible, to bring soldiers to peak readiness for battle. Today, the Canadian Army is working on a project that will introduce a transformational...
Maple Resolve cancelled
The Canadian Army has cancelled Exercise Maple Resolve. The decision was announced by Army commander Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre in a tweet on March 17. “I have decided to cancel EX MAPLE RESOLVE. While this may impact our higher-level warfighting ability...
News Releases
- Commodore Mark Watson new Commissionaires chief of staff
- ADGA receives MODSIM contract extension
- Meggitt Training Systems wins small-arms trainer service and support contract
- Rheinmetall, Lockheed Martin join forces on Land Vehicle Crew Training System program
- FLIR wins contract to provide Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for U.S. Army program