Micro reconnaissance: Army trials Black Hornet for ISSS
by Chris Thatcher When the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) assumed command of the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia in July 2018, they deployed with their own aerial reconnaissance platform. Weighing little more than 50...
What’s next for the Carl G?
by Ken Pole When the muddy trenches of the First World War led to a stalemate on the Western Front, Britain introduced tanks at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Germany was slow to respond, managing to deploy only about 20 in the latter stages of the war....
A digital call for fires
by Chris Thatcher When Canadian Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) walked away from the ramp check tables at Bold Quest 19 in Finland this spring, the eyes of many envious allies were on them. In 2017, the Army acquired the first Android-based...
Aldershot Reservist joins the Platinum club
by Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs Master Corporal Shaina Ryan didn’t fully embrace physical fitness until she joined the Canadian Army Reserve, but can now stand proudly among the country’s fittest soldiers. She recently joined a select group who have...
Final Drive: A test of endurance on the Army Operations Course
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...
Cyber Warriors: Army Reserve units take up mission task of cyber operators
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 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 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...
Canadian Rangers teach enhanced wilderness survival
by Lt Natasha Tersigni Coal Harbour, British Columbia — For members of 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4 CRPG), operating in austere environments is second nature. Rangers are the Canadian Armed Forces’ eyes and ears in isolated, northern, and coastal communities...
More than just a truck
By Allan Joyner It might be the last and one of the least glamorous in a steady line of vehicle projects that have delivered logistics and combat trucks to the Canadian Army over the past five years, but the Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) project has the attention...
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