The Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, issued a statement yesterday about Canadian Special Operations Forces assistance to Kurdish Security Forces in response to a coordinated attack by ISIL forces in Northern Iraq. [node:read-more:link]
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, has announced additions to the list of Canadian Armed Forces General and Flag Officer senior appointments, promotions and retirements that will occur in 2016. [node:read-more:link]
C4i Training & Technology has signed a large multi-year contract with a Middle Eastern country, outfitting its armed forces with C4i’s MILSIM simulation training software. This contract marks the third Middle Eastern country to utilize C4i’s MILSIM products. [node:read-more:link]
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, has announced the initial list of Canadian Armed Forces General and Flag Officer senior appointments, promotions and retirements that will occur in 2016. [node:read-more:link]
The new commander of Joint Task Force-Ukraine, LCol Mark Lubiniecki, assumed command from LColWayne Niven during a ceremony in Starychi, Ukraine. [node:read-more:link]
Approximately 200 Canadian Army soldiers from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group will be departing for Ukraine as part of Operation Unifier. [node:read-more:link]
HMCS Saskatoon has begun patrolling activities in support of Operation Caribbe as part of a multinational campaign against transnational criminal organizations in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. [node:read-more:link]
The annual surveillance and control operation in the High Arctic takes place this year in Resolute Bay and Hall Beach, Nunavut, from February 23 to March 10, 2017 which will host about 200 Canadian Armed Forces members. [node:read-more:link]
The annual surveillance and control operation in the High Arctic takes place this year in Resolute Bay and Hall Beach, Nunavut, from February 23 to March 10, 2017 which will host about 200 Canadian Armed Forces members. [node:read-more:link]
Reduced post Cold War threat, budget reductions, and regional conflicts are driving factors behind the restructuring of the Bundeswehr (Military) from a large Mechanized force, structured to repel armoured attacks by Warsaw Pact forces, to lighter, rapidly deployable units suited for UN missions and Peace Support Ops. [node:read-more:link]
FrontLine had the opportunity to chat with the Commandant about the Atlantic Littoral ISR Experiment (ALIX), the largest major undertaking in the ongoing CFEC program. [node:read-more:link]
The Department of National Defence has a $3-billion plan to upgrade its frigates. Bu the mid-life refit and modernizations has been pushed back by funding shortfalls to the point where the oldest vessels of the class are not scheduled to begin their nine-month facelift until 2011. [node:read-more:link]
We require the preparation of a realistic defence policy and program that will both demonstrate our intention to protect our sovereignty, our people and our resources and our intention to fulfill our role as a meaningful action on the international scene. [node:read-more:link]
This year's prestigious Canadian American Business Council Achievement Award goes to the ODEL - E-Z-EM team. [node:read-more:link]
The federal government is marking Aug. 9 as National Peacekeepers’ Day in honour of the more than 125,000 Canadian Armed Forces, police and civilians who have served on multinational missions around the world since 1956. [node:read-more:link]
