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Select Global awarded CF1-8 training contract
Laval-based Sélect Global International has been awarded a $19.6 million contract for CF-18 pilot training and simulator operation services. The......
JUSTAS: Seeking the right solution
In a recent lecture on the ethical implications of military robots, noted author Dr. P.W. Singer observed that we’re only......
Keys to Canadian SAR: Partnerships and protocols
Major Ali Laaouan sits back and considers the question for a moment. What are the critical elements to a fixed......
Airbus Military flight tests C295 winglets
Airbus Military has flight-tested winglets on its C295 medium transport and surveillance aircraft, the aircraft it is offering for Canada’s......
The capital equipment plan: When budget and ambition don’t meet
In 2008, the Canada First Defence Strategy (CFDS) itemized an extensive shopping list of military equipment. Essentially a 20 year......
Esterline CMC Electronics awarded contract for A310 Polaris fleet upgrade
Montreal-based Esterline CMC Electronics’ (CMC) has been awarded a contract for the avionics upgrade of the Royal Canadian Air Force......
Seeking alternatives: New RCAF commander turns to technology
AT A CEREMONY IN LATE SEPTEMBER, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL YVAN BLONDIN ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. A FIGHTER PILOT......
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......
Evaluating an unmanned asset
For more than a week, the ScanEagle circled silently over a suspected drug trafficker in the Arabian Sea, 1000 feet......
RIMPAC tests upgraded Auroras
For those living in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CP-140 Aurora long range patrol......