Tag: defence industrial strategy

Two Defence Investment Agency Near-Term Dilemmas

Rear-Admiral (Ret’d) Ian Mack, January 16, 2026 9 min read

The announcement about six months ago of the creation of a Defence Investment Agency (DIA) was feted by all, after...

Corporal Drake Tatlock (Left) and Aviator Dean Hammond (Right) of 2 Air Movements Squadron prepare cargo net for securing cargo onto a CC-177 Globemaster in support of Air Task Force Prestwick on 31 January, 2023, in Scotland, United Kingdom. Photo: Master Corporal Desiree Bourdon, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Red Lines in Military Platform Acquisitions

Rear-Admiral (Ret’d) Ian Mack, December 14, 2025 9 min read

I didn’t set a red line, the world set a red line – Barack Obama Recently, there have been many...