Learning to fly in a virtual world
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Off to the left, in the darkness, the runway lights of N’djili Airport are...
Combat vehicle crew trainer delivers a technological leap
As a combat officer who has lived in the worlds of Defence R&D Canada, the Directorate Land Synthetic Environments and...
Training the Army of tomorrow
The confirmation in late September of the second rotation of troops for the Afghanistan training mission was a timely reminder...
Joint operations command to balance effectiveness and efficiency
In a ceremony full of music and military tradition on October 5, the Canadian Forces officially stood up Canadian Joint...
A Chief for transformation?
On October 29, General Tom Lawson will accept command of the Canadian Forces during a ceremony at the National War...
RIMPAC exercises Canadian, coalition interoperability
The world’s largest maritime exercise wrapped up on August 3 following a month of scenarios to test coalition interoperability. Exercise...
SitRep
An anniversary unacknowledged As National Defence issues yet another update on the status of its Maritime Helicopter Program, a little...
SOF: A vital fourth service
Special Operations Forces: A National Capability Dr. Emily Spencer, Editor Canadian Defence Academy Press, 2011 The American-led global war on...
Advancing next generation sonar for anti-submarine warfare
Submarines have always been designed for stealth. But thanks to ongoing advancements, modern-day vessels can be particularly difficult to detect...
Competing the multi-mission Spartan
With another industry day scheduled for mid-October, Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program may finally be heading toward a draft...