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Skip to main content Advertisement General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada HOME BLOGS SUBSCRIBE MAGAZINE SECURITY INTERVIEWS BOOKS | REVIEWS EVENTS ABOUT US WRITERS ADVERTISE CATEGORIES LEST WE FORGET INDUSTRY IN THE NEWS ISSUES & IDEAS INNOVATION EDITOR'S CORNER LOGIN Home PHOTO FEATURE 10 Oct – Naval Warfare Officers, Sub-Lieutenants Ashley Clark and Sara Dawe keep a close eye on the NATO allies ahead of them as HMCS Halifax sails in a group formation off the coast of Spain. Photo: Corporal Braden Trudeau PHOTO FEATURE 14 Oct – Aerospace Engineering Officers, Captains Shirley Gilbert and Mathieu Gagnon reprogram Electronic Warfare Operational Support at the Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Airbase in Romania. Photo: LS Erica Seymour, 4 Wing PHOTO FEATURE 20 Oct – Members of B Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment conduct a river insertion during a Basic Jungle Warfare course at the Centre d’Entraînement en Forêt Équatoriale, French Guiana. Cpl Matthieu Racette, Combat Camera PHOTO FEATURE 29 Oct – Royal Canadian Regiment 2nd Battalion conducts ROC drills prior to deploying to the live fire range during Exercise Royal Rising in Gagetown, New-Brunswick. Photo: Cpl Nicolas Alonso PHOTO FEATURE 26 Oct – The final phase of the patrol pathfinder course 2019 includes securing a landing zone within the fortified walls of the Québec Citadel. Photo: Private Marc-André Leclerc PHOTO FEATURE 26 Oct – Candidates in the final phase of the patrol pathfinder course storm the Québec Citadel during their final mission to secure a landing zone within the fortified walls. Photo: Private Marc-André Leclerc PHOTO FEATURE 28 Oct – Sergeant Daniel Jacklin and Leading Seaman Henry Smith prepare the Zodiac for a man overboard exercise onboard HMCS Ottawa during Operations Projection and Neon . Photo: LS Victoria Ioganov PHOTO FEATURE 28 Oct – Master Seaman Ryan Stockie prepares the Close-In-Weapons-System for loading as part of post-fire maintenance onboard HMCS Ottawa during Operations Projection and Neon . Photo: LS Victoria Ioganov PHOTO FEATURE 9 Oct - Canadian CF-188 Hornet provides live fire training support for students participating in the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Course 1901 weapons range, north of Galaţi, Romania. Photo: LS Erica Seymour PHOTO FEATURE 10 Oct - Naval Warfare Officer, Lieutenant(N) Jason Teichroeb takes a bearing while sailing in formation during Exercise Dynamic Mariner off the coast of Spain. Photo: Cpl Braden Trudeau PHOTO FEATURE Oct 21 - Canadian Army members with enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia conduct a quick shoot training exercise at camp Ādaži, Latvia, as part of Operation Reassurance . Photo: Cpl Vuong-De Ramos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 https://www.viarail.ca/en/canadian-forces IN THE NEWS British nuclear program costs balloon Jan 24 A recent U.K. National Audit Office report on the management of Ministry of Defence infrastructure projects at nuclear-related sites underscores the need for the government to pay more attention, according to a commentary published by the Royal United Services Institute. Cost overruns of up to 148 per cent were uncovered by the NAO. Third time and still unlucky Jan 24 The U.S. Army’s third try at replacing its 1980s M2 Bradley fighting vehicles evidently has failed because it could not bridge the gap between basic mobility and the challenge of effective armour. A General Dynamics Land Systems prototype, the remaining sole contender, was deemed too heavy for two to be deployed simultaneously on U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transports. Polish F-35 deal nearly done Jan 24 Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak expects his country will finalize a $4 billion contract next week for 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters. He also told Polish radio 22 January that the first aircraft would be ready for delivery in 2024. Real-world cyber cooperation Jan 24 Some three years after the fact, details are available on a major “real world” test of cyber cooperation between the U.S. and coalition partners in their Daesh campaign. Operation Glowing Symphony in November 2016 was the largest exercise of its kind operations and the details show that U.S. Cyber Command considered sharing information typically held closely. The details are in documents released as part of a Freedom of Information Act request by George Washington University archives. Doctrine-in-a-pocketbook Jan 24 A new 200-page handbook for general officers and judge advocates has been issued by the U.S. Army. The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare updates a 60-year-old guide and is being incorporated into the curriculum for officer basic courses and classes for incoming commanders. U.S. global force realignment Jan 24 Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has indicated that the U.S. is considering repositioning its global military resources to focus more on challenges from China and Russia. While avoiding specific timelines, he did say 23 January that he wants “to make sure we are in some type of better posture by the beginning of the next fiscal year,” next October. Myanmar military told to back off Jan 23 The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in predominantly Buddhist Muslim Myanmar despite its military’s insistence that it was combatting extremists. Thousands of Rohingya have died and more than 700,000 have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh during an army crackdown that began in 2017. Doomsday clock closest to midnight Jan 23 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ metaphoric Doomsday Clock has ticked 20 seconds closer to midnight, to 100 seconds, the closest it has ever been to the prospect of a global catastrophe. Created in 1947, when it was set at seven minutes to midnight, the iconic marker has shifted back and forth 23 times and had been at two minutes since 2018. The latest shift, announced 23 January, reflects growing concern about the “existential” threats of nuclear war and climate change, which the group says are exacerbated by cyber-enabled information warfare. Former CAF Reservist deemed flight risk Jan 23 Patrik Mathews, a former Canadian Armed Forces Reserves combat engineer in Manitoba, remains in custody in the U.S. after a judge decided he might try to escape justice. Mathews is accused of having joined U.S. white supremacists in planning activities a U.S. government attorney describes as domestic terrorism. Trump downplays brain trauma Jan 22 A growing number of U.S. troops are being evacuated from Iraq for examination and potential treatment of brain trauma suffered in the Iranian missile attack on Al Assad airbase 03 January, but President Donald Trump has described their condition as “headaches” and “not serious.” A senior officer in Iraq puts the total number of evacuees “in the teens.” Rona Ambrose out of CPC race Jan 22 Former Alberta MP Ron Ambrose has announced that she will not seek the Conservative Party of Canada leadership. She said on Facebook 22 January that she “struggled” with the decision. Ambrose, who held portfolios in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government, including the government's procurement arm, Public Works & Government Services, resigned from the House of Commons in 2017. More security in Strait of Hormuz Jan 22 The South Korean navy has expanded its Middle East maritime protection to cover Korean-flagged commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It has conducted anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since 2009. Boeing under pressure over tanker Jan 22 The U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen David Goldfein, has told Boeing that he is dissatisfied with the progress on the KC-46, a new tanker based on the commercial 767 platform which is not mission ready after nearly a decade in development. The USAF has taken delivery of 30 to date but uses them only for crew training. Saudi training to resume in U.S Jan 22 Training of Saudi nationa...