by Editor | Nov 6, 2023 | News, Operations
Well before then Defence Minister Anita Anand announced in June that Canada would be sending a squadron of Leopard 2A4M main battle tanks to support the Canadian-led multinational battle group in Latvia, members of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) were...
by Editor | Apr 21, 2023 | Combat Capability, News, Operations
by Chris Thatcher There’s a fine art to force generating a multinational battle group. Partner nations are often occupied with their own national priorities and grappling with the limitations of their defence budgets, so building combat capability requires some...
by Editor | Feb 12, 2023 | News, Operations
by Chris Thatcher In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, NATO allies responded with the formation of enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Groups in eastern Europe as one of several deterrence measures. The Canadian-led battle group in Latvia...
by Editor | Apr 11, 2022 | News, Operations
The Canadian-led enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia has expanded its capability in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. Since 2017, Canadian Army members have led the multinational force under a Latvian mechanized brigade. The...
by Editor | Mar 21, 2022 | Digital Army, Equipment, News, S&T
by Canadian Army Today staff Last September, two 3D polymer printers were among the equipment airlifted into Latvia for rotation 20-02 of Operation Reassurance. Army units have been experimenting with additive manufacturing (AM) since at least 2014, but the...
