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...
The F-35: Back to basics
The F-35 project has attracted more media attention than any other Canadian procurement in recent history. Claims of poor government...
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...
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...
A case for the Joint Strike Fighter
Canada’s recent contribution of CF-18s to NATO’s air campaign in Libya underscores the need to purchase F-35 jet fighters. Military...