by Editor | Jun 17, 2023 | News
The future of transportation might be electric, but it’s doubtful the Army’s next tactical vehicles will be — at least initially. The project directors for light utility and off-road vehicles both acknowledge the attraction of electric or hybrid platforms, but they...
by Editor | Jun 15, 2023 | Equipment, News
by Ken Pole Even when fully inflated to maintain shape – and perhaps especially so because of inherent vibrations – inflatable boats are not an ideal mount for infantry tasked with getting onto a beach quickly while maintaining suppressing fire at up to 1,100...
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...
