by Editor | May 3, 2021 | Combat Vehicles, Equipment, News
The first variant of the Canadian Army’s new Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) rolled off the production line at General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada in London, Ont., in late December. “Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) have protected Canada’s soldiers on missions...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2021 | Equipment, News
by Chris Thatcher The Army’s Medium Range Radar (MRR) was a highly anticipated capability when it was acquired in 2018. Two years later, on its first deployment outside of Canada to support a multinational exercise, the MRR has drawn widespread acclaim and...
by Editor | Jan 28, 2021 | Equipment, News, Procurement
by Major Don Parker Potable water is essential to maintain life and conduct Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations anywhere in the world, but local sources cannot always be trusted. The CAF consumes potable water from two primary sources: a large Reverse...
by Editor | Jan 4, 2021 | Combat Capability, Equipment, News
by Allan Joyner Anniversaries have a way of encouraging introspection. Last year’s anniversary of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) Corps was no exception. After 75 years of evolving roles, RCEME is in a transition, and not for the...
by Editor | Oct 5, 2020 | Equipment, News, Procurement, Training System
by Ken Pole Some 1,600 years ago, when much of Europe was embroiled in conflict, a Roman scholar, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, wrote a treatise on military matters. In it, he counselled: “igitur qui desiderat pacem, preparet bellum,” which translates as...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2020 | Equipment, News
by Ian Coutts “We need a system that’s agile.” Captain Justin Walker is describing what he and his colleagues working on the Indirect Fire Modernization (IFM) project at the Directorate of Land Requirements think the Army is going to need in the future in terms...
