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...
by Editor | Dec 4, 2018 | Equipment, 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...
by Editor | Sep 13, 2018 | Equipment, News
by Chris Thatcher For the past 20 years, the Canadian Army’s light infantry battalions have been light by default, not by design. In an effort to address that gap in capability, successive Army commanders have since 2015 made it a priority to rethink the...
by Editor | Jun 20, 2018 | Equipment, News
By Allan Joyner We own the night. It’s a mantra of many Western militaries and certainly one to which the Canadian Army subscribes. But as the technology associated with night vision systems improves, the Army’s edge might be slipping. Investment has not kept...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2018 | C4ISR, Combat Vehicles, News
by Chris Thatcher “It’s a great time to be in DLR,” said Colonel Nicolas Pilon as he settled into a chair in his office overlooking the Gatineau hills. The statement is ear-catching, if only because it is one very few Directors of Land Requirements have uttered...
