By the numbers: Revisiting the Joint Strike Fighter
We are coming up on a year since KPMG delivered its report to Treasury Board Secretariat on the total lifecycle...
Obst elected to AIAC board; industry faces innovation challenge
Johnathon “Lee” Obst, the managing director of Rockwell Collins Canada, has been elected to the board of directors of the...
Boeing delivers 5th Chinook
Boeing announced last week that it had delivered the fifth of 15 new CH-147F Chinook helicopters to the Royal Canadian...
Mission satisfaction: Rafale offers proven capability
As defence contractors await the results of the Canadian government’s evaluation of options to replace the RCAF’s fleet of CF-188s,...
Super size me: Is the bigger Super Hornet the solution to CF-18 replacement?
When the federal government hit the reset button on its quest for a replacement for Canada’s CF-188 Hornet, it stressed...
L-3 MAS renews contract to support CC-150 Airbus Fleet
The federal government has awarded Montreal-based L-3 MAS and its partner Avianor a multi-year in-service support contract for the Royal...
Air mobility: The revival of a key capability
During a visit to Afghanistan in 2011, Major-General Richard Foster shared a flight on a Chinook D with a 20-year...
It was a dark and stormy night: Taking AIMS on difficult surveillance
From the air, detecting and identifying ground targets, by day or by night, is a strenuous task. Operators must often...
Powering the F-35: A next generation engine
“In all the years that I’ve worked on airplanes, there has never been a case where the engine has been...
A Perfect Storm: Trust and capability in Canadian fighter procurement
In the near future, the RCAF will release the recommendations of the commission established to revisit Canada’s Next Generation Fighter...