BAE Systems launches Visualization Suite for CSC in Ottawa
The acquisition of Canada’s new frigates – 15 Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) – has moved one step closer yesterday. At…
Canada invests in a new defence research facility in Valcartier
Jean-Yves Duclos, President of the Treasury Board, highlighted today the commencement of construction of a new research facility to modernize…
CAE expands its training market share with purchase of TRU Canada
On November 24, 2020, CAE announced that it has concluded a conditional agreement with Textron to acquire TRU Simulation + Training…
Chris Pogue to lead Thales Canada – Defence & Security
Thales Canada – Defence & Security announced earlier today that Chris Pogue is taking over the position of Managing Director….
PBO reports on cost of JSS project vs buying Asterix and Obelix
On November 17, 2020, The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report on the estimated construction costs of…
Third Independent Review of the National Defence Act to be conducted by Former Justice Morris J. Fish
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Morris J. Fish, was recently appointed by the Minister of National Defence,…
Canada invests $64.9M in sealift and re-supply operations for the Arctic
For communities in Canada’s Arctic, having a reliable marine sealift service and timely shipping are important for the re-supply of food and…
CAE Report: Global demand for 260,000 new pilots over the next 10 years
A new report released by CAE on November 9, shows that even though the demand for pilots has decreased significantly…
Saab partners with Mitacs to grow Canadian innovation
Saab, a global company providing world-leading products, services, and solutions from military defence in all domains to civil security, signed…
Canadian soldier Corporal James Choi died from being shot during live-fire training in Alberta
A soldier from the Canadian Army died on Oct 31 from a gunshot wound sustained while training at Canadian Forces…
Game Changer: Andrew Kendrick, Principal Consultant, Vard Marine Inc.
Andrew Kendrick joined the UK Ministry of Defence straight after high school and was later sponsored by them through a…...
Game Changer: Gavin Daly, Professional Services Manager, Axis Communications
After completing university, Gavin Daly was planning to start a career in the telecommunications industry, instead, he ended up in…...
Game Changer: Dr. Paul Boxer, Managing Director, Sentient Vision Systems
Paul Boxer started his career as an engineer with General Motors but had an interest in software and Artificial Intelligence…....