Not so Strong, so Secure or so Engaged
By Ian Parker Much has been written praising the new Liberal Defence Policy: Strong, Secure and Engaged. But when you...
Nanisivik versus Resolute Bay
By Colonel Pierre Leblanc (Ret’d) In 2007, the Harper government promised to refurbish a mining installation in Nanisivik into a deep-water...
The Oceans Protection Plan – Canada’s new direction to protect its coasts
By Transport Canada When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Alaska and spilled 44,000 tonnes of oil...
A disturbing trend in defence procurement
By Ian Parker The first objective in the Defence Procurement Strategy is delivering the right equipment to the Canadian Armed...
The Digital Age and Joint Targeting
By Daniel Landry The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) prides itself on being ready. Operational plans are always in the works to...
Cyber is the most significant single threat to current and future IT enabled weapons platforms
By Nicholas Scheurkogel This powerful statement is often repeated across the defence industry, and within the Department of National Defence...
Forget everything you know about HF
By Thaddeus Zeglen It’s ancient, hard to use, has limited bandwidth and requires huge black boxes. Its reliability and throughput...
Defence platform sustainment: From Traditional options to UK’s PPPs and to JSF International Scheme
By Ugurhan G. Berkok A rule of thumb for the sustainment cost of military platforms is that the sustainment-acquisition costs...
Arctic Ports for Canadian Seapower – Part 2
By Timothy Choi My previous post explored some of the benefits that could be accrued from establishing ports in the...
Arctic ports for Canadian sea power – Part 1
Should their potential be fully embraced, ports will provide Canada with a significant source of new-found sea power in the...