by Editor | Sep 3, 2021 | News, Procurement, S&T
by Maude Amyot-Bourgeois and George Nikolakakos Computer wargaming and combat simulation have a long tradition of providing valuable and economical decision support to often costly and complex Canadian Army equipment upgrade and replacement projects. These...
by Editor | Apr 6, 2021 | News, S&T
by Dr. Dominik Pudo, Dr. Jean-François Daigle, Capt Joanne Clifford, Capt Angela Starchuk, MWO Richard Landriault Since the first demonstration of the laser (an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) in 1960, its applications have...
by Editor | Dec 16, 2020 | News, S&T
La version française de cet article est disponible après le texte anglais. Beards and mustaches, neatly trimmed, of course, are a common sight on Army bases from coast to coast. The 2018 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) general order allowing facial hair and longer...
by Editor | Apr 2, 2020 | News, S&T
by Chris Thatcher Across most industrial sectors, companies are bracing for the bow wave of transformative technologies, from artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to cloud computing, additive manufacturing and human-machine interaction, that will disrupt,...
by Editor | Dec 3, 2019 | Equiment, News, S&T
Unmanned aircraft have long been catnip for commanders on operations. The persistent feed of sensor data from ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) platforms has been vital to the success of coalition missions globally. For over a...
by Editor | 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...
