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Booming business for Canadian built LAVs
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has been awarded a USD$24 million contract to produce 13 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) for the...
New bids, same contenders for CCV program
It’s Groundhog Day for the Canadian Forces’ Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) program: all three former bidders are back on track...
Combat vehicle crew trainer delivers a technological leap
As a combat officer who has lived in the worlds of Defence R&D Canada, the Directorate Land Synthetic Environments and...
Training the Army of tomorrow
The confirmation in late September of the second rotation of troops for the Afghanistan training mission was a timely reminder...
Defining requirements in a synthetic environment
Throughout the procurement process, from the identification of a capability requirement to the definition of a potential vehicle, ship or...
CCV and TAPV: Key petals in a FLICK future
It represents the largest peacetime procurement ever for the Canadian Army: by the end of this year, the Land Force...
Technology roadmap fills capability gap
Global security threats always generate complex situations. These security threats will continue to require Canada to support and act within...
An Eagle over Afghanistan – Unmanned aircraft opens new business model
In May, a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle entered the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, marking the thousands of hours the...
Technology roadmap delivers sniper solution
When Industry Canada and National Defence first discussed using technology road mapping to bring together soldiers, defence scientists, academia and...
Coordinated land strike: The science behind Joint Fire Support
In a war zone, when a target has to be hit or an urgent response is required, you need all...