DIA and the SCOND Committee 2024 Report
The longer the gap between pledges and action is allowed to remain, the greater the risk of a disastrous failure...
Rearming the Soldier: Canada Moves to Replace Its Service Rifles with a Modern, Made-in-Canada Solution
Canada’s defence transformation is increasingly defined not just by major platforms and long-term industrial strategies, but by the modernization of...
DIA or Not – Complex Military Project Outcomes Will Remain Uncertain
To be uncertain is uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous – Chinese Proverb I have written before...
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...
Canada Commits to a Modern, Homegrown Airlift Fleet with New Bombardier Multi-Role Aircraft
When the Government of Canada announced a major new contract to deliver a fleet of Canadian-built Global 6500 aircraft for...
A New Era of Arctic Connectivity: Telesat, Government of Canada, and MDA Space Forge Next-Gen Military Satellite Partnership
When it comes to defending Canada’s vast northern frontier, connectivity is no longer a convenience—it’s a sovereign imperative. On December...
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...
Certainty and Complex Military Procurement Projects
Regulation drives the certainty – Gavin Newsom Laying the Groundwork Let’s start with a definition of certainty often employed: the state of...
Reframing the Government’s Marching Orders for Big Military Procurement
You don’t learn to walk by following rules, you learn by doing and by falling over – Richard Branson Canada...
The Deep Blue Personnel Challenge
It is always about the people – Martin Luther King Junior I had the privilege to virtually attend what I...