by Chris Thatcher | Sep 23, 2020 | Equiment, 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...
by Chris Thatcher | Sep 10, 2020 | News, Training System
by Chris Thatcher In the not-too-distant future, when Army equipment projects seek approval from the Defence Capability Board or other governance bodies, they may have to pass a FITE test. Fear not project directors, this won’t be an assessment of how many push...
by Chris Thatcher | Sep 2, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System, Uncategorized
By Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, Public Affairs Officer, 31 Canadian Brigade Group Training a large number of new recruits is a challenge for Army Reserve formations at the best of times. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and a team effort becomes even more of a...
by Chris Thatcher | Aug 25, 2020 | Leadership, News, Training System
by Chris Thatcher You might think that after two decades of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and hybrid warfare, the content of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC) courses would have changed significantly to reflect a changing reality on the...
by Chris Thatcher | Aug 12, 2020 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole The Common Heavy Equipment Replacement (CHER) project is an ambitious move by the Army to replace 18 classes of heavily used construction and material-handling platforms that are ageing and, in some cases, worn out. A high-priority procurement for...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 23, 2020 | Combat Vehicles, News, Procurement
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher Collaboration between the Army and an equipment manufacturer is standard practice once a contract is signed and the two parties begin fine-tuning the capability that will be delivered. It is rare, though, that a project the...
