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The Warmate family provides precision effects wit
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TOP EXECUTIVE: Kate Morton, Vice Pre
TOP EXECUTIVE: Rick Gerbrecht, President & C
TOP EXECUTIVE: Derek Buxton, Vice Preside
Defence Insider BY VICE-ADMIRAL (RET'D) MARK NORM
FLAG OFFICER REVIEW Profiling Senior Officers of
VICE ADMIRAL RANK VICE-ADMIRAL A.I. TOPSHEE, CMM,
REAR ADMIRAL RANK As the s
We Know the North. From buil
Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz was born in Joliet
Canadian Maritime Surveillance Towed Seabed Intel
Rear-Admiral Jeff Murray joined the Canadia
Smart hubs to accelerate tactical performance
Rear-Admiral Robinson grew up in Hudson Qué
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In 2021, Captain (N) R.A. Forbes was appoin
Critical Communications for Unmanned Missions Sec
Commodore Andy MacKenzie was born in Sault
You focus on the job at hand, we'll focus on the
Commodore Scott Robinson was born in Mi
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COVER STORY THE SOVEREIGNTY STACK FROM AI TO MANU
Designed with military customers in mind,
manufacturing plant in Mirabel, Quebec; a remote
Volatus Aerospace's V-Cortex Up until now
spoo ng. V-Cortex allows any airborne, ground, or
remain high and consistent across hundreds of new
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KEEPING YOU MISSION READY With over 80 years
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Continental Defence Corvette initiative. “Th
l Simmons is in constant contact with federal ea
Technology Solutions (GSTS), a producer of mariti
Avalon Holographics' agship product, NOVAC, is
Cyber Defence BY ARNOLD VILLENEUVE CPCSC LEVEL 2
INDUSTRY PROFILE Building
Canadian suppliers—from innovative small and medi
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE BUILT IN
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also positioned Omnitech Electronics for continue
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expanding our capability in the construction serv
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monitoring, broadband communications, scienti c r
MARITIME HVAC-R Bronswerk Group recently o
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TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT Canada ident
plans to establish a Combat Management System Cen
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Co
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DEFENCE INNOVATION Strategically situated on
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RAdm Kurtz is scheduled to retire from the CAF in
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Women in Defence BY ERIKA COGHILL A CONVERSATI
SHIPBUILDING BEYOND THE SHIPYARD How Davie
Canadian Policy has encouraged the use of Canadia
Davie and Kraken Technology Group have partnered
focused on the integration, testing and developme
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Engineerin
“Sometimes we need to go outside of the coun
TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Kolacz bel
As part of its continuous global monitoring,
NAVAL REQUIREMENTS THE MISSING LINK IN CANADA'
long-range precision-strike capabilities. These i
building new air elds, ports, radar sites, and a
Credit: Major Nicholas Mannweiler / US Marine Cor
payload: approximately six main battle tanks, a d
Credit: BMT Perhaps the strongest endo
This approach would reduce design risk while
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The D
appropriate—defence organizations can process sen
CDR NEXT QUESTIO VICT PRE &C OF N ORIA BELBIN
As Canada's defence industrial base enters a peri
ACADA was honoured to have Natan Obed, President
Our aim is to raise our member companies above th
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TRAINING & SIMULATION Safe Training for Rough W
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INDUSTRY FOCUS
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MARITIME OPERATIONS CAN CANADA HELP FILL NAT
its subordinate Response Forces Pool (RFP) to dra
CH-148 Cyclone helicopter “AVALANCHE” conducts a
times of heightened tension, plugging surveillanc
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maritime routes also requires protecting the surf
Team Vigilance is an industry consortium proposin
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DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE
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C anada's naval modernization pla
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personnel challenge. Retaining experienced sailor
hubs, training centres, and bridges between the N
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Enhancing Global Security Through Innova
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