DEW has a long history of success in designing, testing, manufacturing and delivering a broad range of armour and defence equipment from its plants in Ottawa and Miramichi.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a priority for the development of the domestic land and airborne forces in the newly approved state armament program.
A leader in the design, engineering, prototyping, testing, manufacturing and support of a wide range of general and specialized products from ballistic protection to CBRN systems.
Designs, manufactures and services engineered textiles and survival solutions for all military environments.
Meet BGen Macaulay, the new Commander of reservist-based 5th Canadian Division, the “Army of the Atlantic”.
Develops innovative, high quality underwater products and services that are dependable and cost effective, such as its diver-held imaging sonar and navigation system.
With a critical role in humanitarian efforts and foreign installations, heavy equipment fleets are put to the test.
After two decades of military cuts and reductions, Germany has decided that a rebound in defence spending is in order.
Industry and government representatives from around the world gathered to learn about new naval technologies and concepts.
The RCN has identified a clear need for new boats with tactical capabilities, here's why.
Who's Where, Defence Industry Notes; new Nortrax facility; GE to power Japan's Aegis destroyers.
Having nuclear weapons clearly creates its own level of deterrence among nuclear powers, great or newer. Is there a risk of such weapons falling into terrorist hands?
The Canadian Army is preparing to take delivery of the new Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) later this year.
Airbus D&S is the second largest space business worldwide and a top-10 global defence enterprise.
Nortrax has opened a brand new 30,000 square foot dealership in Ottawa.
Many years of research has led DND to a world-class system for decontaminating vehicles, military personnel and fighting equipment exposed to CBRN hazards or toxic materials.
Amid the existing Russian threat, Ukraine continues active militarization and strengthening of its national army on a massive scale.
Modern technologies enable ground forces to not only secure that information but also integrate it into useful intelligence for timely response.
Four teams have each submitted a demo system to GDLS for evaluation, and are now being evaluated on technical merit and cost. The winner will supply the new LAV Reconnaissance: Surveillance System Upgrade to complement the overall LAV upgrade.
Could the most significant post-Afghan development of unmanned vehicles be to shape cooperative relationships with indigenous forces in pursuit of shared counter-insurgency objective.
Robotic vehicles can be a critically important tool for protection of sovereignty infrastructure in Canada’s Arctic and ocean spaces.
Can unmanned systems help Canada exercise sovereignty effectively and cost-efficiently?
Overview of Nexter's VBCI fighting vehicle and its strength in protection and versatility.
A look at Canada's myriad vehicle programs still not awarded. Will they ever be awarded?
The latest model is the C-130J, and it represents a nearly complete reinvention of the Hercules.
Combining previous experience in volatile countries with his service in Afghanistan as Commander of the multinational International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2004, LGen Rick Hillier is well positioned to transfer lessons learned fighting rebel forces to the new Army transformation and regeneration process.
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.
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.
With development costs for modern fighters rising, commonality and outsourcing to multiple allies has become the norm.
Unmanned systems are becoming apart of our lives now.
The Defence R&D Canada Tiger Team Analysis of Transformation Implications tackled this challenge in its technical report, Transformation Concepts and Technologies.
An overview of Findland's safety and defence technologies and concepts.
With unrealized potential as one of the world's leading nations, Canada requires a defence strategy that can better project our military forces globally, while simultaneously increasing our continental efforts to defend North America.
The future military is likely to include a collaborating, interoperable mix of humans and technologically smart entities, called Autonomous Intelligent Systems.
Thanks to the timely work of a new association called UVS Canada and their first major conference, "Momentum 2003," held recently in Ottawa, there is now a focus and a platform for the kind of collaboration necessary to start exploring this potential.