by Chris Thatcher | May 6, 2019 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Richard Bray The first layer of protection between Canadian soldiers and a hostile world is operational clothing, and some of that wardrobe needs updating. “Some pieces of equipment, not all of them, need to be upgraded or modernized,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Ray...
by Chris Thatcher | Apr 14, 2019 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole Most of us can be trained to use firearms and, given practice, can learn to shoot well. That’s particularly true within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), where weaponry is a fundamental element of training at the CAF’s Leadership and Recruit School in...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 7, 2019 | Counter IED, Equiment, News, Procurement
by Allan Joyner Many of the lessons of Afghanistan were hard learned, none more so than countering the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The blast of roadside bombs was by far the greatest cause of injuries and fatalities during the conflict. The...
by Chris Thatcher | Feb 21, 2019 | C4ISR, Equiment, News
by Chris Thatcher Long-range weapon systems may be the coin of the realm as nations prepare for the prospect of peer-to-peer conflict, but recent counterinsurgency operations have demonstrated a significant threat from rockets, artillery and mortars (RAM). Until...
by Chris Thatcher | Jan 14, 2019 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher On the night of April 17, 2002, Major Harry Schmidt, an F-16 fighter jet pilot with the United States Air National Guard, believed he was taking ground fire and mistakenly dropped a laser-guided GBU-12 Paveway II bomb on soldiers from the 3rd...
by Chris Thatcher | Dec 4, 2018 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole The nine-millimetre Browning semi-automatic pistol used by the Canadian Armed Forces is a technically impressive weapon. It was conceived by American John Browning for Belgium’s Fabrique National in 1911, and has been used by more than 50 militaries over...
