Super Hornet: A better fit for Canada’s operating environment?
A report released earlier this week by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives once again raises concerns about the reliability...
Typhoon pitches proven capability and cost
In mid-March, as the Eurofighter Typhoon prepared to mark the 20th anniversary of its maiden flight, executives from the European...
CAF signs deal for Kuwaiti operational support hub
Rear-Admiral William Truelove, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force (Pacific), signed a memorandum of understanding in Kuwait...
Manager development: Matching competency to complexity
When Eric Bramwell first arrived in Ottawa in 1986 as a Lieutenant Commander and a naval architect, his initial exposure...
Solving the modern platform puzzle
System of systems integration might be an overused term as we enter the age of the Internet of Things, where...
The passion and persistence of innovation
“Innovation” might be an overused buzzword in defence and security circles, but since the stand-up of the Canadian Innovation Commercialization...
Strengthening Canadian C4ISR superiority through innovation
When Canada embarks on major military procurement, the actual vehicle – truck, tank, airplane, helicopter or ship – while physically...
C4ISR development: A system-of-systems challenge
C4ISR represents an area of significant growth for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), but it comes with a raft of...
The value of a JSF deal
The government may have received the options analysis from the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat, but it has yet to indicate...
Connecting the Joint agenda
In a future of network-centric operations, C4ISR (command, control, communications and computers, combined with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) will underpin...