by Editor | Nov 12, 2021 | News
By Ian Coutts Surreal. That’s the word that Major Michael Crosier reaches for to describe the feeling of marching into the grounds of Buckingham Palace for the very first time on Oct. 4 at the head of a contingent from The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery...
by Editor | Oct 28, 2021 | News, Procurement
by Ian Coutts Call it the musk-ox of Canadian defence procurements. As other needed projects see costs balloon or timelines stretch out before them, the Army’s Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement (DAME) project, the search for a new vehicle suitable for use in...
by Editor | Oct 14, 2021 | Combat Capability, News, Training System
by Dr. Tara Reilly, Dr. Hans Christain-Tinglestad, Jacqueline Laframboise, Maj Nadia Worthington and LCol Matthew Sprague The development and evolution of a fitness objective or occupational fitness standard is likely a more complex and thorough process than...
by Editor | Sep 28, 2021 | C4ISR, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher Of all the projects queuing up in the procurement pipeline, none could have a greater impact on the Army’s operational digital transformation efforts than Land C4ISR. Sometimes called the digital spine, the program of six individual projects...
by Editor | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole Whether helping with civil disaster management at home or overseas on a combat mission, the Canadian Army has a daunting challenge when it comes to recovering damaged vehicles, despite having about 130 platforms designed specifically for the role....
by Editor | Sep 3, 2021 | News, Procurement, S&T
by Maude Amyot-Bourgeois and George Nikolakakos Computer wargaming and combat simulation have a long tradition of providing valuable and economical decision support to often costly and complex Canadian Army equipment upgrade and replacement projects. These...
