by Chris Thatcher | Mar 7, 2019 | Counter IED, Equiment, News, Procurement
by Allan Joyner Many of the lessons of Afghanistan were hard learned, none more so than countering the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The blast of roadside bombs was by far the greatest cause of injuries and fatalities during the conflict. The...
by Chris Thatcher | Feb 28, 2019 | News, Procurement, S&T
by Ken Pole A full suit of medieval field armour weighed 20 to 25 kilograms, with the helmet accounting for two to four kilograms. A broadsword might have added two more. Compare that with the 34 to 41 kilograms the modern soldier has carried on recent ground combat...
by Chris Thatcher | Feb 5, 2019 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole The long-awaited Canadian Forces Land Electronic Warfare Modernization (CFLEWM) project moved a step closer to reality Feb. 5 with publication of a Letter of Interest (LOI) to prospective suppliers, posted by Public Services and Procurement Canada. The...
by Chris Thatcher | Jan 14, 2019 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher On the night of April 17, 2002, Major Harry Schmidt, an F-16 fighter jet pilot with the United States Air National Guard, believed he was taking ground fire and mistakenly dropped a laser-guided GBU-12 Paveway II bomb on soldiers from the 3rd...
by Chris Thatcher | Dec 17, 2018 | Leadership, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher The 2017 defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE), brought clarity, funding and momentum to a large number of Canadian Army equipment projects, many of which had been stalled for some time. But it also raised concerns about a perennial issue...
by Chris Thatcher | Dec 4, 2018 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole The nine-millimetre Browning semi-automatic pistol used by the Canadian Armed Forces is a technically impressive weapon. It was conceived by American John Browning for Belgium’s Fabrique National in 1911, and has been used by more than 50 militaries over...
