by Editor | Jul 22, 2026 | Equipment, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher Fit and functionality have not always been features of military clothing and body armour. It can seem one size fits all is the rule rather than the exception. Under the Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernization (SOCEM) program,...
by Editor | Dec 21, 2023 | Equipment, News
by Canadian Army Today Staff If you have noticed more requests for participation by your unit in equipment trials over the past few years, you are probably not alone. From an integrated soldier information sharing system, to light off-road vehicles, camouflage...
by Editor | Jul 19, 2021 | Combat Capability, Equipment, News, Unmanned Systems
La version française de cet article est disponible après le texte anglais. by Chris Thatcher Sometime in the next 24 months, light infantry soldiers could be asked to help test the utility of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The Directorate of Land Requirements...
by Editor | Mar 1, 2021 | News, Procurement
by Ian Coutts “It’s déjà vu all over again.” That famed phrase attributed to Yogi Berra probably sums up the thoughts of anyone who has been following the Army’s continuing efforts to find replacements for its fleet of light and heavy logistics vehicles....
by Editor | Oct 5, 2020 | Equipment, News, Procurement, Training System
by Ken Pole Some 1,600 years ago, when much of Europe was embroiled in conflict, a Roman scholar, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, wrote a treatise on military matters. In it, he counselled: “igitur qui desiderat pacem, preparet bellum,” which translates as...
