by Editor | May 18, 2026 | Combat Capability, News
by Canadian Army Today Staff If a year ago the Army was in the process of rebuilding its air defence capability, today the Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) program—it’s grown beyond a single project—rests on a concrete foundation—literally. As of early spring,...
by Editor | Jun 6, 2025 | Combat Capability, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher What was once a singular project to acquire a ground-based air defence system has in recent years become a multi-phased approach to resurrect a capability deficient in the Army since the last air defence anti-tank system (ADATS), an...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2025 | Combat Capability, News
by Chris Thatcher In late October, 129 Battery, 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), launched a CU-172 Blackjack in Latvia, marking the first operational flight of the small uncrewed aerial system (SUAS). The Army acquired the Boeing Insitu RQ-21A system...
by Editor | Nov 6, 2023 | Army Reserves, Combat Capability, Digital Army, Leadership, News, Operations
by Chris Thatcher “The operational art is about being unpredictable,” Lieutenant-General Joe Paul noted as he closed a lengthy discussion about Operation Reassurance and the Canadian-led multinational enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group in Latvia....
by Editor | Mar 31, 2023 | Combat Capability, Equipment, News
by Staff We’re not quite into “For the want of a nail … the kingdom was lost” territory, to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin. But for want of anti-tank weapons, air defence and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), defending troops, vehicles and headquarters...
