Preparing tomorrow’s leaders
During the past decade the Canadian Forces (CF) have conducted combat operations in Afghanistan and Libya, provided disaster assistance in...
Exercising foresight: Understanding the long game
With business lines that stretch from recruitment to retirement and cut across career management, health services, compensation and benefits, personnel...
Outsourcing the FWSAR solution?
The Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) project was first announced with some fanfare and priority by Prime Minister Paul...
F-35: Ignoring the lessons of the maritime helicopter project
The most recent development on the weakness of the proposed F-35 acquisition has revolved around the latest Auditor General’s report....
Command and control: Framing the future networked concept
Since the release of Canadian Forces Aerospace Doctrine in 2010, the Royal Canadian Air Force has been publishing a range...
Inside Industry
Seeking the ultimate wrecker The acquisition of new tactical patrol and close combat vehicles as well as upgraded LAVs has...
SitRep
Op Mobile: Breaking new ground If deploying an air wing to Kandahar was a significant step for the Royal Canadian...
Perspectives on a complex conflict
Come From the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan Terry Glavin Vancouver, 2011, 235 pages, $29.95...
‘Smart defense’ and the Canadian Forces
Earlier this year the United States Department of Defense released a strategic guidance document for the American military. Meant to...
Stealth observers: Refitting the Victoria class submarines
The Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Victoria class submarines stand as the most unappreciated, maligned and misunderstood ships of the fleet:...