by Chris Thatcher | Aug 12, 2020 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole The Common Heavy Equipment Replacement (CHER) project is an ambitious move by the Army to replace 18 classes of heavily used construction and material-handling platforms that are ageing and, in some cases, worn out. A high-priority procurement for...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 23, 2020 | Combat Vehicles, News, Procurement
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher Collaboration between the Army and an equipment manufacturer is standard practice once a contract is signed and the two parties begin fine-tuning the capability that will be delivered. It is rare, though, that a project the...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher How do you train an artificial intelligence algorithm? Feed it data; lots and lots of data. “For the AI to work well, it needs variety,” explained Dr. Mélanie Breton, a defence scientist with the Tactical Surveillance and Reconnaissance...
by Chris Thatcher | Apr 21, 2020 | News, Procurement
Not many Canadians were hoping for snow and freezing temperatures before Christmas, but few at Thales Canada complained when an Arctic wind and flurries blanketed the Ottawa Valley in early November. The company has been highlighting the attributes of its Hawkei...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 18, 2020 | News, Procurement
by Richard Bray Throughout history, armies have tried to simulate combat in training programs as realistically as possible, to bring soldiers to peak readiness for battle. Today, the Canadian Army is working on a project that will introduce a transformational...
by Chris Thatcher | Feb 24, 2020 | Equiment, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher When Canadian Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) walked away from the ramp check tables at Bold Quest 19 in Finland this spring, the eyes of many envious allies were on them. In 2017, the Army acquired the first Android-based...
