The Replacements Part 5: Is the F-35 “too good” for Canada?
Early Days The F-35 started in 1983 as the Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) program, and was initiated...
BAE’s NEW BVS10 BEOWULF: Can it handle the Arctic?
BAE launched its new articulated all-terrain vehicle at DSEi in London, 2015. But can it handle the Canadian Arctic?
Boeing’s MSA lands in Ottawa
The Vanguard team had the opportunity to get an up-close look at Boeing’s new Maritime Security Aircraft (MSA) on July...
Arctic autonomy
Changing climate and political conditions could increase the traffic and potential illegal activity in the Canadian Arctic. The government of...
The coming conflict: Has Canada invested enough to protect our security and resource interests?
In recent months, we have seen hunts for suspected Russian submarines off the coasts of Sweden and Scotland and NATO...
Exercising a greater land-sea effect
Through almost a century of maritime aviation, there is a well understood relationship between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and...
Exercising a greater land-sea effect
Through almost a century of maritime aviation, there is a well understood relationship between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and...
The Great Game: “Coopetition” in the High North
As a consultant specializing in the infrastructure needs of Canada’s Northern Strategy, one of the first questions I am frequently...
The Great Game: “Coopetition” in the High North
As a consultant specializing in the infrastructure needs of Canada’s Northern Strategy, one of the first questions I am frequently...
A new era for Arctic operations
The discovery in September of HMS Erebus in the frigid waters of the Queen Maud Gulf was a public relations...