Australia rebuilds its defence acquisition system
Canberra is consolidating delivery under one armaments chief, while Ottawa coordinates procurement across departments through industrial policy Australia’s government released...
The Royal Flush in Complex Military Platform Acquisitions
We determine our destination by our priorities – Keith K. Hilbig Anyone who has ever played poker knows that a...
Canada Signs $2.5B Arctic Radar Procurement Arrangement with Australia
Canada and Australia formalize a government-to-government arrangement for long-range Arctic surveillance radar, with BAE Systems Australia set to begin work...
The DIA Has a Strategy. Industry Has Questions.
Ian Mack on the questions industry needs answered before the Strategy can deliver. Some people see things as they are...
Where Good Ideas Go to Wait
Three CAF officers on closing the gap between prototype and fielded capability. C4ISR sits at the heart of how modern...
Let’s Celebrate Project Management in Military Procurement
7 November is this year’s International Project Management Day (the first Thursday in November annually). It is not a day...
Is a Military Procurement Revolution Inevitable?
After many years of writing papers to encourage real change in how Canada acquires major weapon system platforms for the...