by Editor | Jul 9, 2024 | Equipment, News Releases
July 9, 2024 – Galvion, a leader in innovative head protection systems and power and data management solutions, has received a follow-on order from Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) for its flagship Batlskin Caiman ballistic helmet systems. The...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | Equipment, News, Procurement, Training System
What was once labeled a midlife upgrade is now a full modernization program. Over the past three years, Weapons Effects Simulation (WES) has transformed from an enhancement of the equipment the Army currently uses to capture weapons and other effects in training, to a...
by Editor | Feb 21, 2024 | Combat Capability, Equipment, News
by Ken Pole The odds are that, regardless of your rank in the Army, you have literally had your fingertips on something that made you a more effective warrior. That’s the C79 optical sight, a key piece of kit designed, developed and manufactured by Raytheon...
by Editor | Jan 7, 2024 | Equipment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole When the federal government rolled out its June 2017 defence policy paper, it was packaged as “a long-term vision” for how Canada’s military could respond to a rapidly changing world. It was an ambitious vision built around a promise to spend...
by Editor | Dec 21, 2023 | Equipment, News
by Canadian Army Today Staff If you have noticed more requests for participation by your unit in equipment trials over the past few years, you are probably not alone. From an integrated soldier information sharing system, to light off-road vehicles, camouflage...
by Editor | Dec 1, 2023 | Equipment, News, Procurement
Since February 2022, the Canadian government has provided over $2.4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. Some equipment was specifically acquired for the Ukrainian military, but much has come from the stocks of the Canadian Army, including Leopard 2A4 main...
