by Editor | May 30, 2023 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole Some years ago, during his 32-year Army career, when he was a Colonel, John Errington, who retired last summer as a Brigadier-General and Commandant of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, observed about Army divers: “Dive operations are a vital...
by Editor | May 23, 2023 | News, Procurement
by Ian Coutts It never feels like news when the defence procurement process takes longer than expected. So, take the latest on the Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) project as a “no news, good news” situation. The “no news” is that the initial stage of the project...
by Editor | May 15, 2023 | Combat Capability, Exercises, News
by Chris Thatcher Over the past three years, 6 Canadian Combat Support Brigade (6 CCSB) has conducted an experiment to understand how best to integrate its myriad of enablers into a manoeuvre brigade headquarters. As the mechanized brigade ramps up its training...
by Editor | May 4, 2023 | Equipment, Leadership, News
by Chris Thatcher Shortly after OpenAI released ChatGPT last November, millions of people began interacting with the artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot, testing its abilities and fretting about its possibilities. For the military, it was a reminder of how...
by Editor | Apr 21, 2023 | Combat Capability, News, Operations
by Chris Thatcher There’s a fine art to force generating a multinational battle group. Partner nations are often occupied with their own national priorities and grappling with the limitations of their defence budgets, so building combat capability requires some...
by Editor | Apr 15, 2023 | Leadership, News
Canadian Army commander LGen. Jocelyn Paul has released the following appointments under the authority of the respective Army Division Commands. The following are the Commanding Officer appointments for the 2023 active posting season (APS): 5th Canadian Division: Maj....