The State of Canadian Civil-Military Relations
In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy was embroiled in a heated debate with his Cabinet and other principal advisors...
DEFSEC ’15: Big ideas in a small city
DEFSEC 2015 seemed to have a little more energy (and people) this year, perhaps bolstered by Irving’s recent announcement that...
Rheinmetall launches Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles’ (RMMV) versatile Armoured Multi Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is a compact, high-mobility, extremely survivable tactical system designed...
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?
The Replacements: Part 3, The Eurofighter Typhoon
It started out as the “European Collaborative Fighter” (ECF) program which consisted of British Aerospace (BAE) and Germany’s Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB)...
DEFSEC 2015 gets underway, and New Brunswick is hungry for business.
The Cunard Centre in Halifax welcomed a few hundred defence industry delegates last night to kick off the 2015 edition...
ConvergX creates first-ever, Canadian multi-platform event for the defence and security, oil and gas industries to share knowledge and expertise
Calgary, Alberta Sept 8, 2015: WAVV Enhanced Business Development Solutions has launched a new event titled ConvergX, which will be...
The Replacements – Canada’s Future Fighters, Part Two
The Replacements Part II: Hornet’s Nest The numbers in Figure 1 are based on details found in the 2011...
Let’s Party. Irving celebrates construction on first AOPS…again!
Public Works Minister Diane Finley celebrated cutting steel on the first AOPS in June, but three months later, Irving Shipbuilding...
A Bi-National Brigade for the Canadian Forces?
This article proposes a bi-national force with the UK, detailing the many benefits that would come with such a partnership.