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Micro reconnaissance: Army trials Black Hornet for ISSS

Micro reconnaissance: Army trials Black Hornet for ISSS

by Editor | Mar 12, 2020 | Equiment, News

by Chris Thatcher   When the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) assumed command of the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia in July 2018, they deployed with their own aerial reconnaissance platform.  Weighing little more than 50...
A tests of combat arms leadership

A tests of combat arms leadership

by Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Combat Capability, News, Training System

by Chris Thatcher   It is arguably one of the more difficult exercises in the career of a major or seasoned captain – Exercise Common Ground. For an intense 24-hour period, young leaders are thrust into command of a combined arms team for the first time in a...
Locked on: New radar gives artillery weapon location and air surveillance

Locked on: New radar gives artillery weapon location and air surveillance

by Editor | Feb 21, 2019 | C4ISR, Equiment, News

by Chris Thatcher   Long-range weapon systems may be the coin of the realm as nations prepare for the prospect of peer-to-peer conflict, but recent counterinsurgency operations have demonstrated a significant threat from rockets, artillery and mortars (RAM)....
Leadership immersion: Intensive summer training offers Regular and Reserve leaders a different perspective

Leadership immersion: Intensive summer training offers Regular and Reserve leaders a different perspective

by Editor | Feb 12, 2019 | Army Reserves, News, Training System

by Ian Coutts Second-Lieutenant Richard McCurrach cradles a scabbarded cavalry sabre on his knees. Between it and his waxed mustache, he wouldn’t look out of place in a Victorian cavalry regiment – all he needs is a scarlet tunic or a hussar’s braided jacket. Instead...
Odd couple: Tactics School and Maritime arts students collaborate on training models

Odd couple: Tactics School and Maritime arts students collaborate on training models

by Editor | Jan 22, 2019 | News, Training System

by Ian Coutts   It sounds like a scenario for a hilarious Hollywood summer hit: Take an army training centre run on disciplined military lines, throw in a bunch of animators, graphic designers and all-round art school types, and then see what happens. Comedy...
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