by Editor | Dec 11, 2018 | C4ISR, News
By Dr. Katherine Banko Urban environments present unique challenges for militaries. The Complex Urban Environment Montreal 2018 Trial (CUE 18), September 11-20, allowed researchers to explore concepts and technologies intended to improve future close combat in...
by Editor | Nov 26, 2018 | C4ISR, Equipment, News
by Chris Thatcher The road erupted in a hail of gunfire as the soldiers of Oscar company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR), emerged in a pincer movement from the treeline and down the gravel road onto the enemy’s position on the riverbank. The...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2018 | Army Reserves, C4ISR, News
by Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs The Canadian Army Reserve is building a force of members with skills relevant to fighting in the digital domain alongside their Regular Force counterparts – and is not having to look very far to find them. “It’s coming...
by Editor | Jun 5, 2018 | C4ISR, Combat Vehicles, News
By Ian Coutts “There’s no such thing as a crowded battlefield.” The words are Alfred M. Gray’s. The former commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gray was speaking metaphorically (the next words in the quote are, “Battlefields are lonely places”)....
by Editor | May 30, 2018 | C4ISR, News
By Chris Thatcher The Canadian Army will migrate its Man-portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR) from Version 3 to Version 4, swapping out some hardware and software in an effort to make the system lighter and smaller. While an improvement in...
by Editor | Mar 28, 2018 | C4ISR, News
by Chris Thatcher When General Jonathan Vance addressed the Conference of Defence Associations in late February, he framed his remarks in the context of the government’s new defence policy, highlighting current operations, new doctrine on child soldiers,...
