by Editor | Jun 9, 2026 | Equipment, News
by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Members of 33 Service Battalion (33 Svc Bn) recently took part in an introduction to the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) project, gaining first-hand exposure to the C25 General Service Rifle and the C26 Full Spectrum Rifle,...
by Editor | May 25, 2026 | Equipment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole About this time next year, soldiers should begin getting hands on a long-awaited replacement for the combat-proven Colt Canada C7 rifle and C8 carbine, which were introduced 42 years ago and are now well past their prime, despite ongoing modifications. The...
by Editor | Feb 4, 2026 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole As the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) plans for a world the 2025 federal budget calls “more volatile and dangerous . . . than ever,” the military is in the throes of what the government terms “generational investment” in an array of new technologies. One part...
by Editor | Jan 7, 2024 | Equipment, News, Procurement
by Ken Pole When the federal government rolled out its June 2017 defence policy paper, it was packaged as “a long-term vision” for how Canada’s military could respond to a rapidly changing world. It was an ambitious vision built around a promise to spend...
by Editor | Jul 18, 2022 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole There’s no gainsaying the history of the Colt Canada C7 rifle in the hands of Canadian Army operators – essentially an evolution of the venerable U.S. Colt M16 that has been used by many NATO allies. But neither is there any question that it has...
