by Editor | Oct 19, 2024 | News, Procurement, Training System
by Ian Coutts “We don’t want someone buying a new rucksack who hasn’t marched with a rucksack in the last 20 years.” Colonel Walter Taylor is trying to explain the kind of graduate that the Army’s Applied Military Science Department School, at the...
by Editor | Jul 31, 2024 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement
by Ian Coutts “Reach out” is a phrase that says a lot about what it is that salespeople do and, it must be said, gunners. In a few years, Canadian gunners may be able to reach out that little bit farther. “Long-range precision fire systems” will allow the Royal...
by Editor | Jul 24, 2024 | Combat Capability, Combat Vehicles, News, Procurement
by Canadian Army Today Staff The federal government has finalized a $35.8 million contract with GM Defense Canada for 90 lightweight, off-road tactical vehicles for Army units deployed to the Canadian-led NATO multinational brigade in Latvia. The vehicles are...
by Editor | May 28, 2024 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement, S&T
As the brigade in Latvia takes shape, a liaison cell will help with how new equipment is fielded. by Chris Thatcher When Operation Athena transitioned from Kabul to Kandahar province in late 2005, and more heavy equipment began arriving in theatre to support...
by Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Combat Vehicles, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher If you are among the handful of companies considering submitting a proposal for the Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) project, know this: If you don’t have vehicles in your warehouse ready to be shipped in the next months, put the brakes on your...
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...
