Spring 2026
This issue Arctic expedition Advancing with the Rangers Buying power: CMAR and the DIA GUARD: Evolution of Cloud TAK Combat arms load carriage Cold-weather clothing feedback The drone initiative Battlefield lessons
Colt Canada contract finalized for modular assault rifle
by Ken Pole About this time next year, soldiers should begin getting hands on a long-awaited replacement for the combat-proven Colt Canada C7 rifle and C8 carbine, which were introduced 42 years ago and are now well past their prime, despite ongoing modifications. The...
Short-range air defence on target for 2027
by Canadian Army Today Staff If a year ago the Army was in the process of rebuilding its air defence capability, today the Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) program—it’s grown beyond a single project—rests on a concrete foundation—literally. As of early spring,...
Countering drones in an urban sandbox
by Treena Hein Overnight March 22-23, Ukrainian drones struck the port of Primorsk in Russia, the largest crude oil loading port in the Baltic Sea. Some of the 249 drones were intercepted, but many got through. The damage to the port suspended the daily...
The value of mission command on Op Unifier
By Allan Joyner Operation Unifier represents the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) deliberate effort to rewire the fundamental architecture of Ukrainian military decision-making established during Soviet times from the ground up. At the heart of this transformation is the...
Teams From 2cmbg Compete For The IRON BEAR trophy
Competing teams from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group from Garrison Petawawa firing the weapons on their LAV6 fighting vehicles. Up for grabs, bragging rights and the IRON BEAR trophy. Check out the winners! https://youtu.be/W6HsPWnDSPU
Wolfpack Ambush puts “team of teams” concept to live-fire test
Photo: Cpl Alex Ward by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin A major Canadian Army Reserve (ARes) training exercise recently wrapped at Garrison Petawawa that served as a rehearsal of sorts for a new deployment framework. 33 Canadian Brigade Group (33 CBG) completed...
Wargaming modernization
by Chris Thatcher If you were planning to modernize an army, to change its structures, reposition units and commands, identify gaps in capabilities, introduce new equipment, and bolster its reserve force, where would you start? Over the past year, an Army...
Integrate early, and at all levels: Lessons from the G7
by Chris Thatcher When Canada plays host to an event like the G7 Summit, it triggers a rare approval process within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) — use of force on domestic soil. As Joint Task Force Cadence was standing up in the fall of 2024 to lead the CAF...
New definition for Land C5ISRT
Though cyber has been a recognized military domain, on par with air, land, sea and space, for almost a decade, it has only recently cemented its place among the C’s of command, control, communications, and computers, that have long comprised the convoluted acronym...
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