The guns of avalanche season
The flooding and mudslides that closed major highways in British Columbia last November were a powerful demonstration of how quickly Mother Nature can sever critical arteries connecting western ports from the rest of Canada. Each year, the Canadian Army plays a small...
Digitally Armed
La version française de cet article est disponible après le texte anglais. by Chris Thatcher In another era, before the smartphone, there were Communications and Information Systems (CIS). That begat C2 IS, recognition that Command and Control were what...
Artillery, EW added to Latvia battle group
The Canadian-led enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia has expanded its capability in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. Since 2017, Canadian Army members have led the multinational force under a Latvian mechanized brigade. The...
Tribunal ruling causes pistol reboot
by Ken Pole Army personnel who have been waiting for their vintage nine-millimetre Browning Hi-Power semi-automatic pistols to be replaced will have to wait a while longer. This is even though Hi-Power parts are no longer available – production of the 1930s...
Behind friendly lines
As part of its modernization strategy the Army will realign exchange and liaison officers to meet its engagement priorities. Here are five principles for leadership as an Army liaison officer. by Major Bradley E. Benns Leadership, in all forms, is the...
Spring 2022
This Issue A question of culture and ethos Reserve readiness standards The (Not so) secret to procurement UR22: New enemy, new challenges What's replacing the C7 Time for a new tank killer Arctic pivot: No snow, no problem Countering the drones
In the battle against IEDs, new detect capabilities
by Ken Pole The bane of modern armies waging asymmetric warfare against non-state enemies, improvised explosive devices (IED) have been around for more than a century. Their first documented use was by the Germans to cover their retreat during the Battle of the...
Can you print that?
by Canadian Army Today staff Last September, two 3D polymer printers were among the equipment airlifted into Latvia for rotation 20-02 of Operation Reassurance. Army units have been experimenting with additive manufacturing (AM) since at least 2014, but the...
Battery operated
by Canadian Army Today Staff When Exercise Soaring Goose launched from the Blissville airstrip in the Gagetown range on July 20, it marked the first training event for 129 Battery as a dedicated small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) unit. Since the CU172...
Combat Support Experiment
by Chris Thatcher Need reconnaissance imagery from a small surveillance drone? Electronic jamming? Air space coordination? Specialized engineering such as combat divers? How you request those, and other effects generated by the Army’s enablers, is about to...
News Releases
- New player in tank production: Leonardo and Rheinmetall joint venture
- Ultra I&C wins $7 million contract for tactical data link support
- Allen-Vanguard receives follow-on order of SCORPION ECM systems for NATO ally
- Galvion receives follow-on Batlskin Caiman helmet order for Canadian DICE program
- Hanwha signs MOUs with Canadian partners