Removing the “boom and bust” periods of shipbuilding
During the previous two decades, shipbuilding in Canada had virtually ceased. With no new significant orders, local shipyards were becoming obsolete and the workforce was shrinking. However, in 2010, new life was injected into the marine industry with the announcement of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, later renamed as the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The Government of Canada decided...
Cyber in warfare, security and intelligence
Cyber–a word that is used to explain the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality–has evolved to another level over the years. Today, the prefix ‘cyber’ is attached to almost any other word to describe the technological aspect of the term being used. Examples include: cyber-security, cyber-attack, cyber-warfare, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism, cyber-information, and I can go on and on,...
Driving defence with innovation
At the time of writing this piece, I’ve just returned from DEFSEC Atlantic 2018. DEFSEC is Canada’s second largest defence show, which attracts defence companies and attendees from across the country and even overseas to Halifax, NS each year. What we see at DEFSEC, as with other events within the industry, is the focus on technology. Digital transformation is...
An Arctic focus
As the summer months are winding down, we are busy putting together plans for our future events – C4ISR and Beyond and Ship Tech Forum. Both of these events have brought to the defence and security industry, a distinctive platform to share knowledge and technological advancement that can fit the future needs of the Canadian Armed Forces. By creating...
Editor’s Note: June/July 2018
At the time of writing, I just returned from CANSEC 2018. At the event, I had the opportunity to engage with some key leaders from industry and military. During our many discussions over the two days, we had some intriguing and fascinating conversations as it relates to defence and security. With the high expectation from news coming out from...
