DND is seeking proposals that contribute to defending Canada’s borders, territory and approaches, enhancing military operations and infrastructure, and safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of Canadians. Up to $24 million is earmarked to optimize the use of technologies for security and defence. [node:read-more:link]
The Rand Corp. has released an analysis of how a new generation of jihadists might emerge from the ongoing political upheavals in the Middle East. The researchers assessed how to counter what is seen as a more technology-wise threat. [node:read-more:link]
Leonardo DRS, for the third time, has been awarded the Defense Security Service Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence. The award is the highest U.S. honor given to the defense industry for protecting classified information and technology through a culture of compliance with government security regulations and partnership with DoD intelligence services. [node:read-more:link]
HMCS Saskatoon returned to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt today after a successful two-month deployment on Operation Caribbe. [node:read-more:link]
Canada will lead a robust multinational NATO battlegroup in Latvia as part of the Alliance’s enhanced Forward Presence in Central and Eastern Europe. [node:read-more:link]
HMCS Winnipeg and Ottawa returned home to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt today after a five-month deployment in the Asia-Pacific on Poseidon Cutlass 17. [node:read-more:link]
The 4th EU-Canada Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Symposium will be held Monday, 20 November in Ottawa. This annual event brings together Canadian and European military and civilian practitioners, policymakers and academic experts, and offers a platform for exchanges on addressing global security threats. [node:read-more:link]
A group of CAF members and employees from other government departments and agencies will take part in Operation Nunakput 2017 from June 26 to July 18 in the Northwest Territories. [node:read-more:link]
The Land Task Force in Poland completed its successful three-year mission on Operation Reassurance with an end of mission parade in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland. [node:read-more:link]
The Canadian Coast Guard is currently nearing the midway point of the 2017 Arctic season. Icebreaking operations in support of industry resupply to Arctic communities in the lower Arctic have been completed. [node:read-more:link]
North Korea has fired to more missiles into the sea off its east coast, the sixth such test in less than a month. In doing so, it continues to reject the idea of further talks with South Korea and blames its neighbour for the ongoing impasse. [node:read-more:link]
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan will be in Europe from February 15 to 18 to participate in the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting and the Counter-ISIS Defence Ministerial, held in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the Munich Security Conference, taking place in Munich, Germany. [node:read-more:link]
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Defence, finished a two-day visit to Malaysia focused on common issues of security, defence and trade. [node:read-more:link]
Russian authorities’ acknowledgement that there was a “nuclear element” in an explosion which killed five scientists last week is fuelling speculation that they were working on a nuclear-powered cruise missile at the offshore facility. Nearby Dvinsky Bay has been closed to shipping for a month and the city of Severodvinsk, 40 kilometres away, posted and then withdrew a website report of a radiation spike shortly after the explosion. [node:read-more:link]
Two consistent and related themes in enterprise technology have emerged in recent years, both involving rapid and dramatic change. One is the rise of the digital enterprise across sectors and internationally. The other is the information technology sector's need to react quickly and develop innovations aggressively to meet the enterprise’s digital aspirations. [node:read-more:link]
