by Editor | Feb 22, 2025 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher It’s no secret the Army is struggling with munitions. Stocks are insufficient and ammunition such as the M107 round for the 155-millimetre howitzer, the M777, lacks the range and lethality necessary for major combat operations. In news...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2025 | Army Reserve, Army Reserves, Combat Capability, News, Procurement
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 system. Photo: Spc. Chelsea D. Meiller by Allan Joyner With the M777 Light-Weight Towed Howitzer at the end of its known limits for range and mobility in the contemporary operating environment, and...
by Editor | Jan 20, 2025 | Army Reserve, Army Reserves, Combat Capability, Digital Army, Exercises, News, S&T
by Chris Thatcher The road to a Brigade Tactical Network (BTN) in Latvia runs through the varied terrain of the Petawawa training area and the back lot and offices of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2 CMBG HQ & Sig...
by Editor | Jul 31, 2024 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement
by Ian Coutts “Reach out” is a phrase that says a lot about what it is that salespeople do and, it must be said, gunners. In a few years, Canadian gunners may be able to reach out that little bit farther. “Long-range precision fire systems” will allow the Royal...
by Editor | Jul 24, 2024 | Combat Capability, Combat Vehicles, News, Procurement
by Canadian Army Today Staff The federal government has finalized a $35.8 million contract with GM Defense Canada for 90 lightweight, off-road tactical vehicles for Army units deployed to the Canadian-led NATO multinational brigade in Latvia. The vehicles are...
by Editor | May 28, 2024 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement, S&T
As the brigade in Latvia takes shape, a liaison cell will help with how new equipment is fielded. by Chris Thatcher When Operation Athena transitioned from Kabul to Kandahar province in late 2005, and more heavy equipment began arriving in theatre to support...
