Game Changer: The IDEaS Team, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security, National Defence
IDEaS (Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security) is an access-to-innovation program conceived to augment the current defence R&D programs by a) increasing awareness of DND challenges in the innovation ecosystem to build capability, b) incentivizing innovators to steer their collective efforts toward the most difficult problems, and c) providing innovators the opportunity to demonstrate how their ideas might enhance defence...
EP 87: Vanguard weekly round up: latest news and updates
In this episode of Vanguard Radio, J. Richard Jones joins the show as guest host. He discusses Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar, (TRAPS) a new program for reservists and Canada’s role in the Iraq mission. All this and more, in this episode of Vanguard Radio. Thanks for...
CDA Institute update: An interview with Matthew Overton
In this episode, J. Richard Jones guest hosts Vanguard radio. He interviews Matthew Overton, Executive Director, Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute about the need to understand AI technology and its impact, upcoming events and projects that are being worked on. All this and more, on this episode of Vanguard radio. About Matthew Overton Matthew Overton served for 39...
Leveraging Analytics to develop Defence Enterprise Systems for Mission Assurance
Strong, Secure, Engaged, the new Canadian defence policy, clearly specifies that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are required to “achieve excellence” across a wide spectrum of military duties, from protecting Canada and North America, to engaging in peacekeeping, peacemaking, counter-terrorism, cyber, and humanitarian assistance operations, in an increasingly complex and unpredictable world. To achieve this mission, the CAF rely...
Dashboard: Natural gas as a marine fuel
The debate about using natural gas as a marine fuel began many years ago. Today, with the impending deadline of the new sulphur cap requirement regulating emissions for ships coming into effect in 2020, has seen a push for more alternative forms of fuels. In this dashboard, Andrew Kendrick from Vard Marine Inc. presents an overview of Natural Gas...
