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The current situation in Eastern Europe reveals that the “Cold War” between democracy and communism has never truly been put to rest.

Ensuring sufficient experienced project management staff are in place is the first step in returning to efficiency.

A number of false assumptions have led to foreseeable logistics failures.

Is it time to chart a new path? Many questions must be considered when preparing for negotiations regarding future participation in NATO.

The Fine Art of Contingency Planning and Compromise

Many of us wish we could turn the clock back 30 years to a simpler, safer time, but we cannot avoid the reality of the modern world.

Canadian Forces Industry

MBDA HARDBUT testing; enhanced Leopard tanks arrive; SLAMRAAM programme may be terminated; UK Royal Navy will now operate only one of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers; US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) tests as well as other testing the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft; Japan considers extra submarines; India still considering options for fighter aircraft; UK shift Royal Navy JSF purchases from F-35B STOVL to F-35C carrier version; Thailand to procure second batch of six Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft.

JSF costs declining, insists Lockheed Martin; Attack Helicopters; Saab officials await India or Brazil selection of JAS 39 Gripen NG fighter; Converteam UK to develop electromagnetic catapult system; Ghana to acquire 10 new Navy vessels; Chemring unveils new decoy launcher; New weapons cartridge for NATO; Chinese Howitzer gets mobile; Road blocked for New British armoured vehicle capabilities?

No other nation has followed this course of action, suggesting to their respective governments that unification is a flawed concept.

Synopsis of defence equipment plans around the world.

Quick synopsis of international defence equipment plans.

Synopsis of defence equipment plans around the world.

Another classic case of hasty decisions that return downstream to haunt us.

Assessing the problems and possible remedies to the dilemma of international attention and claims related to Canada’s Northern extremes. A “National Arctic Strategy” would quell further disruption.

The procurement process is fraught with far too many interlopers who have inserted themselves into the process.

If you don’t have it, don’t count on it. There has been a concerted movement towards the development of “light” forces with agile support services. We must take time to reflect on the full impacts some of these decisions might have.

There is only one way to ensure that Canadian sovereignty is protected, and that is through the ability of the nation to exercise joint military power in concert with a strong foreign policy and an able diplomatic service.

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.

Britain and the First World War