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Canada leads multi-national naval exercise off the coast of Nova Scotia

Vanguard Staff, June 12, 2025 1 min read

Exercise CUTLASS FURY 2025 (Ex CF25) takes place from June 9 to 18, 2025, off the coast of Halifax, Nova...

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Canada boosts defence spending of GDP with $9 billion investment in 2025-26

Vanguard Staff, June 12, 2025 2 min read

Canada is ramping up its defence investments, committing over $9 billion ($8.3 billion on an accrual basis) for 2025-26, raising...

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CANSEC 2025 wraps up for another year

Vanguard Staff, May 30, 2025 1 min read

More than 12,000 decision-makers, 600 VIPs and over 40 international delegations attended CANSEC 2025, Canada’s global defence and security tradeshow...

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Service Chiefs: Inside the CAF’s Modernization Push – Structure, Strategy and New Thinking

interview by Brigadier Edward Sandry, United Kingdom's Defense Advisor to Canada; Lieutenant General Michael Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army; Major General Jeff Smyth, Chief Fighter and NORAD Capability; Major General Dave Yarker, Commander Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command; Commodore Jason Armstrong, Director General Naval Force Development , May 13, 2025 17 min read

At the C4ISR and Beyond event, held in Ottawa this past January, senior leaders from the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian...

Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units from BluMetric. Image source: https://www.blumetric.ca/case_studies/mobile-water-treatment/

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BluMetric Receives Notice to Proceed for $12.2M Mission Ready Water System Production for the Canadian Armed Forces

Vanguard Staff, May 11, 2025 2 min read

BluMetric Environmental Inc., a leading engineering WaterTech and environmental consulting firm, has officially received the green light to begin production...

Lockheed Martin F-35B On Board USS America. Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedmartin/30895482142/in/album-72157601438420763

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Lorraine Ben to Retire from Lockheed Martin after 16 Years of Leadership

Vanguard Staff, May 1, 2025 1 min read

Lorraine Ben, Lockheed Martin’s Chief Executive for Canada and Latin America, has announced her decision to retire in September 2025,...

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Driving Canada’s Security and Sovereign Defence Industrial Capabilities

Vanguard Staff, April 27, 2025 5 min read

MEET SOME KEY LEADERS AT GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS-CANADA General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a Strategic Defence Partner General Dynamics Land...