Charles Bouchard announces his retirement from Lockheed Martin Canada

Apr18

Charles Bouchard announces his retirement from Lockheed Martin Canada

Marcello Sukhdeo on Apr 18, 2019

Charles Bouchard announces his retirement from Lockheed Martin Canada

Charles Bouchard, Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin Canada, announced yesterday that he is retiring from his current job effective April 30, 2019. Bouchard served in this position for nearly six years, following a 37-year career with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Charles Bouchard LGen Bouchard (Ret’d) was the first to hold the role of Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin Canada and has been instrumental in expanding Lockheed Martin’s business growth in Canada during his tenure. “I have thoroughly enjoyed serving Lockheed Martin Canada and Lockheed Martin Corporation and while the time has come for me to retire, I will remain an ardent supporter and advocate of the work Lockheed Martin does to deliver the best equipment to today’s modern warfighter, the F-35 being a primary example,” said Bouchard. Lorraine Ben will serve as Interim Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin...

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Game Changer: Joe Armstrong, Vice President & General Manager, CAE

Apr15

Game Changer: Joe Armstrong, Vice President & General Manager, CAE

Marcello Sukhdeo on Apr 15, 2019

Game Changer: Joe Armstrong, Vice President & General Manager, CAE

It was during the time he was undertaking his masters degree program that Joe Armstrong began his career in the Aerospace and Defence industry, some 20 years ago. “I had the good fortune of being in ‘the right place at the right time’ at the beginning of a joint Canadian Forces, Academia, and Industrial research program,” he said. This research program was initiated to explore new concepts in advanced system design for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) by converging the fields of Human Factors Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Modelling & Simulation. It was the beginning of the CASE (Canadian Advanced Synthetic Environment) program. Joe Armstrong, Vice President & General Manager, CAE “I could not have asked or dreamed about a better opportunity to take my field of study, which was Cognitive Psychology, and apply it in an area that I had a lot of passion about for men and women who were serving our country,” he added. For the past 18 years, he has been working to do just that through CAE Inc. Joe Armstrong was selected as a Game Changer for the April/May issue of Vanguard. Here is the full interview with him. What is your role at your organization today? Today I’m the Vice President and General Manager for CAE Canada. I am responsible for CAE’s Defence and Security business in Canada, which is critically important to the company since Canada is our home country. What was your most challenging moment? The largest challenges in my...

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Keeping defence forces on the cutting edge of technology, interview with Ken Peterman, Viasat

Apr12

Keeping defence forces on the cutting edge of technology, interview with Ken Peterman, Viasat

Marcello Sukhdeo on Apr 12, 2019

Keeping defence forces on the cutting edge of technology, interview with Ken Peterman, Viasat

In this episode of Vanguard Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Ken Peterman, President, Government Systems at Viasat, a global communications company. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Ken Peterman, President, Government Systems, Viasat In April 2013, Ken joined Viasat as Vice President, Government Systems. Just over a year later in June 2014, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Government Systems, and in May 2017, he assumed his current position as President,...

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HMCS Regina seizes over 2,500 kg of hashish off the coast of Oman

Apr10

HMCS Regina seizes over 2,500 kg of hashish off the coast of Oman

Marcello Sukhdeo on Apr 10, 2019

HMCS Regina seizes over 2,500 kg of hashish off the coast of Oman

During its deployment in the Indian Ocean on April 6, 2019, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina seized 2,569 kilograms of hashish, a drug made from the resin of the cannabis plant. HMCS Regina made this seizure as part of Operation ARTEMIS – the Canadian Armed Forces’ ongoing contribution to Middle Eastern and East African waters – to counter-terrorism and enhance maritime security. It was off the coast of Oman that HMCS Regina spotted...

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