Inside Industry
Obst to shape Rockwell Collins’ Canadian strategy Rockwell Collins cut the ribbon on an expanded facility in Ottawa in February,...
SitRep
Libya mission is not a blueprint Much has been made of the success of Operation Mobile, including its application in...
Made in Canada?
In the next 30 years, the federal government will oversee the spending of $30-40 billion dollars through the National Shipbuilding...
Building agility into Canadian security
Two events of significance for Canadian national security took place in February: the release of Canada’s new counterterrorism strategy, “Building...
Simulated training paves the road to high readiness
Members of 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS), based in Borden, Ont., hit the ground running this year, applying their skills...
Intel and early warning: Peacekeeping’s high tech imperative
In traditional peacekeeping, United Nations soldiers served as observers of static military forces, patrolling between opposing belligerents to reduce the...
Vital view: Arctic space-based surveillance
In 1986, senior Canadian defence officials proposed to the United States that Canada would develop a radar satellite constellation for...
What’s next for Canada’s northern strategy?
In July 2009 Chuck Strahl, then Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
What is 5th Gen capability?
“Remember the market scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark?” Stephen O’Bryan asks, referring to the sword-wielding assailant, who confronts...
Horizon 2012
The economic downturn may be curtailing defence budgets in most Western countries, but 2012 still promises to be an intriguing...