Nicholson inherits a mess at Defence
Prime Minister Harper has shuffled his cabinet, desperately putting the best possible face on the ministry as it prepares for...
KPMG to advise on shipbuilding strategy
The government has turned once again to KPMG to provide outside expertise on a major defence procurement. Last week, Public...
Arctic picture: RCAF test beyond line-of-sight transmission
September 2010. Heavy rains and high winds, the remnants of Hurricane Igor, buffet Newfoundland. Early reports tell of roads and...
Next gen pilot: From technician to tactician
It’s probably hard to imagine Maverick and Iceman, the characters played by Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in Top Gun,...
Babcock extends submarine ISS contract
The federal government exercised a five-year extension with Babcock Canada to refit and maintain Canada’s four Victoria-class submarines. The $531...
Build in Canada: Much ado about nothing
In October 2011, the Harper government announced with great fanfare that Canada had finally selected, after a year-long process, the...
TIC3 Air: Paving the Air Force information highway
We may be entering the era of Big Data, but data is only as valuable as the network it is...
BAE Systems completes test of multi-service standard guided projectile
BAE Systems and United Technologies completed a successful guided flight test of the Multi-Service Standard Guided Projectile (MS-SGP) from a...
The Chinook has landed
The Royal Canadian Air Force officially took possession of its first CH-147F Chinook helicopter during a ceremony in Ottawa today....
Operationalizing the cyber domain
As the Canadian Armed Forces builds its command and control and communications networks, it will simultaneously have to increase its...