Combat Support Experiment

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...
Collaborative app

Collaborative app

Upgraded software is planned for the Integrated Soldier System. A Canadian company is positioning to be its centre of excellence.     Arriving on the scene of an active shooter is one of the more perilous situations a police officer can face. Critical...
Boosting Signals Strength

Boosting Signals Strength

by Chris Thatcher   Call it a paradox of digital transformation. At a time when the Canadian Army seeks to digitize enterprise and operational practices, network sensors, shooters and command nodes to a unified digital backbone, and stream vast arrays of data to...
Combat Ready

Combat Ready

La version française de cet article est disponible après le texte anglais.   The Canadian-led battle group in Latvia has adapted NATO, Canadian and allied doctrine to evolve its standard operating procedures. Exercise Silver Arrow confirmed that and more. by...
Back to Bold Quest

Back to Bold Quest

by Chris Thatcher   On the calendar of joint fires and sensor-to-shooter capability demonstrations, Bold Quest is a key event. But when around 600 participants gathered last October, most of the 200 international attendees were virtual observers, watching online...