Ottawa overhauls defence procurement rules to accelerate Canadian industry growth
The federal government used CANSEC on May 27 to roll out a package of procurement policy changes designed to move...
Thales Canada selected to supply towed sonar for River-class destroyers
The Royal Canadian Navy’s future River-class destroyers will be equipped with a proven submarine-hunting system already in service with some...
Canada names Saab’s GlobalEye as preferred AEWC solution
Prime Minister Mark Carney made a personal appearance at CANSEC in Ottawa on May 27 to announce that the federal...
Babcock and COTA Push for Sovereign Submarine Manufacturing in Canada
As Canada’s future submarine program moves closer to a preferred supplier decision, another piece of the industrial puzzle is beginning...
Alberta and Hanwha Forge New Canada–Asia Energy and Industrial Partnership
A new Canada–Asia partnership is taking shape in Alberta, where the Government of Alberta and Hanwha Energy have announced plans...
Icebreakers, NSS 2.0 and Exporting Canadian Ship Design
Interview with Derek Buxton, VP Business Development & Ottawa, Vard Marine Inc. In this episode of Vanguard Radio, host J....
Two Defence Investment Agency Near-Term Dilemmas
The announcement about six months ago of the creation of a Defence Investment Agency (DIA) was feted by all, after...
Red Lines in Military Platform Acquisitions
I didn’t set a red line, the world set a red line – Barack Obama Recently, there have been many...