by Editor | Apr 21, 2024 | News, S&T
by Chris Thatcher As this edition was going into production, approximately 80 people from various organizations across the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) were departing for California and the U.S. Army’s National...
by Editor | Apr 9, 2024 | Combat Capability, News
by Canadian Army Today Staff In the past three months, the federal government has secured contracts for several urgent operational requirements (UOR) for the Canadian-led multinational brigade under Operation Reassurance. While not permanent solutions to...
by Editor | Mar 25, 2024 | Leadership, News, Training System
Story and photos by Chris Thatcher On a clear, cool morning in mid April, a platoon from Charlie Company of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) loaded into three CH-146 Griffons and a CH-147F Chinook and lifted off...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2024 | News, S&T
by Maude Amyot-Bourgeois, Dr. George Nikolakakos, Dr. Katherine M. Banko The Canadian Army, both alone and with allies, regularly conducts live and computer assisted exercises (CAX). Often incorporating military simulation and virtual components, these...
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 | Mar 7, 2024 | News
by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Master Corporal Afton David is a mother, a lawyer, and a leader in the Canadian Army Reserve infantry with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa ((Duke of Edinburgh’s Own). We’re proud to tell her story on International Women’s Day....
