Warfare has changed over the past 30 years and will continue to change. While significant progress was made on C2 developments and Classified Network (CNet) capabilities at the strategic/operational level in the late 1990s and post Y2K, we are still far from having a fully integrated operational C2 Capability. [node:read-more:link]
A member of Canada’s special forces has been charged with trafficking stolen goods and theft after generators, gun parts, and clothing owned by the military was taken and some sold on-line. [node:read-more:link]
With some teens commonly stealing 10 cars a day, the situation was getting out of control. Led by Chief Cal Johnston, the Regina Police Services launched the Auto Theft Strategy that involved getting to know (and help) your “clientelle”... [node:read-more:link]
Canadian companies are winning in the US defence and security technology market. Can your company win get there? How long will it take? What makes a company successful? [node:read-more:link]
The U.S. Special Operations Command asked for a technologically superior electric autonomous land vehicle, and SOFTWERX and Nikola Powersports are answering that call with an innovative UTV called the Reckless. [node:read-more:link]
Members of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command and the RCAF will conduct a military training event at the Uplands site of Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) on October 3, 2018. Residents can expect increased noise and low-level flying of CH-146 Griffon and CH-147F Chinook helicopters during this training. [node:read-more:link]
Australia's Chief of the Army weighs in on the future of the joint environment. The core challenge is the co-evolution of ground, air and naval forces to deliver a timely capability. [node:read-more:link]
Tomorrow, the defence ministers from six nations will meet in Paris to discuss an acceleration and intensification of the coalition's efforts against the Islamic State. Canada will not be present. What does this absence mean? [node:read-more:link]
The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military. [node:read-more:link]
Elements of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment from Petawawa were in Africa taking part in the annual U.S.-led Exercise Flintlock, which is part of Canada’s commitment to counter-terrorism and capacity-building in the Sahel region. Canada’s participation started in Burkina Faso on Feb. 18 and went until March 1. [node:read-more:link]
A ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa marking the 5th anniversary of the end of Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance says the country is still trying to learn how best to care for those who were wounded - physically and emotionally - during the war in Afghanistan. [node:read-more:link]
Joint Task Force X. It's a mysterious codename with a touch of Cold War cool. And it might become more familiar to Canadians in the coming months as the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians begins, bit by bit, to peel back the curtain of secrecy around military intelligence activities. [node:read-more:link]
The Chief of the Defence Staff has officially announced the following changes to senior leadership following the recent decision by LGen Wynnyk to retire from the VCDS position. [node:read-more:link]
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, issued a CANFORGEN announcing the list of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) General and Flag Officer senior appointments, promotions, and retirements that will occur in 2019. [node:read-more:link]
WiDS Northstar Scholarships. [node:read-more:link]
