The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), released its Report on Military Procurement which provides recommendations on potential improvements to Canada's military procurement process, based on industry consultations. more>>
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Washington – The US Army released an RFP for the Ground Combat Vehicle on Feb 25th, marking an official start for defense contractors to begin competing for the right to build the service's next combat vehicle. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli said the new vehicle will not be simply a rehash of the cancelled Future Combat Systems, but a relevant combat vehicle based on Army experiences in combat. Chiarelli said the Army is hoping for "three solid proposals" on the RFP – those proposals must be in by April 26. The Army will then award technology development contracts to bidders in September. more>>
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Conflicting reports emerged Sunday about whether Adam Gadahn, a U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaeda, has been arrested in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani government official told CNN that Gadahn was arrested Sunday in Karachi, but a U.S. intelligence official said there appears to be no validity to reports of Gadahn's arrest. Other U.S. officials also said they have no indication that Gadahn has been captured. more>>
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The arrest of American-born muslim extremist, Adam Gadahn, represents a major victory in the U.S.-led battle against al-Qaida and will be taken as a sign that Pakistan, criticized in the past for being an untrustworthy ally, is cooperating more fully with Washington. It follows the recent detentions of several Afghan Taliban commanders in Karachi, including the movement's No. 2 commander. more>>
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The Canadian military dodged a bullet in Thursday's federal budget, but will still see a total of $2.5 billion carved out of future defence spending after troops withdraw from Afghanistan next year. Funding will remain largely stable in the current year, but the Conservative government plans to take away $525 million in planned increases in 2012-13, $1 billion in 2013-14 and another $1 billion the following year. more>>
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Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. "You shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that military bases are the only high-value targets in America and the West. On the contrary, there are countless other strategic places, institutions and installations which, by striking, the Muslim can do major damage," he said. more>>
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General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, addressed a packed house of members of the Conference of Defence Associations during its AGM in Ottawa. more>>
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U.S. Navy relieves Captain Holly Graf of her command of a $1-billion warship for "cruelty and maltreatment" of her 400-member crew. Capt. Graf "was the closest thing the U.S. Navy had to a female Captain Bligh."
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It’s time for Defence to more fully incorporate domestic disaster assistance tasks as part of its core business says a Special Report published by the Australia Policy Research Institute. more>>
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The Canadian army has produced an ethics guide to help equip soldiers to be "ethical warriors" who will instinctively do the right thing. more>>
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(March 2, 2010) "Eight years after he led the 101st Airborne into Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus sat down to discuss what has become the longest war in U.S. history — what went wrong, what's going right and when, if ever, the fighting might end."
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(February 27, 2010) "A coordinated attack early Friday, which killed at least 16 people and targeted a hotel and guesthouse in central Kabul, underscored the shifting tactics of Taliban insurgents and their keen understanding of geopolitical implications." more>>
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(26 February 2010) US Army Brigadier General Ben Hodges, who is currently serving in Kandahar, was interviewed on PBS NewsHour . BGen Hodges discusses the latest suicide attack in Kabul, the taking of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, and the impact it will have on the overall war on terrorism in Afghanistan. more>>
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(24 Feb 2010) Unless Congress objects, the policy could go into effect by April. Submarines are the only class of ship that still bars female service members. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates notified Congress on Monday that the Navy intends to change its policy. Congress has 30 working days to object. more>>
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A NATO airstrike killed up to 27 Afghan civilians, including women and a child, sparking fresh anger from Kabul against U.S.-led forces pressing a major offensive to defeat the Taliban. Top U.S. commander Stanley McChrystal, who has made winning Afghan hearts and minds the focus of plans to end the increasingly costly war, was forced into another apology over civilian deaths after the third incident in a week. more>>
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The United States is looking for ways to sustain troop levels in Afghanistan if Dutch soldiers withdraw, including reaching out to non-NATO partners, a top U.S. defence official said Monday. more>>
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Canadians and Americans will always be allies. Tom Brokaw shows a brief video history leading up to the Olympics. more>>
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(21 FEB 2010) The likely exit of Dutch troops from Afghanistan leaves a key province in the heart of the nation vulnerable to Taliban infiltration - especially if militants are pushed out of their sanctuaries in the south. more>>
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(19 Feb 2010) Fifty-two days after his legs were blown off by a roadside bomb, Master Cpl. Mike Trauner was wheeled into rehab. The physiotherapist who assessed his condition advised the soldier that his ultimate goal might be to walk with two canes for 500 metres. But Trauner had something else in mind. more>>
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(19 Feb 2010) But a military that enjoyed a 57% surge in funding over five years is suddenly preparing to fight against restraint as the government's $56-billion deficit elimination project moves onto the Conservative agenda. more>>
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(18 Feb 2010) Royal Navy warships on standby to protect commercial shipping to the Falkland Islands. PM Gordon Brown said Britain would take a robust stand against Argentine encroachment on the resource rich South Atlantic territory. more>>
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(18 Feb 2010) Pakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taliban chiefs following the capture of the movement's No.2 figure — arrests that together represent the biggest blow to the insurgents since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. more>>
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(18 Feb 2010) The last known First World War veteran who served Canada, John Babcock, has died at the age of 109, ending a link to the era when Canada came of age as a nation. more>>
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Military doctors say they will be able to treat Canadian soldiers who have been traumatized or wounded in the line of duty with a high-tech simulator that can recreate the experience that injured them. more>>
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(Feb 2010) The captains of the Sledge Hockey, Men's Hockey and Women's Hockey teams have sent a letter to the Canadian troops. Read it here: more>>
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(13 Feb 2010) A Canadian soldier has been killed in a training accident northeast of Kandahar city, Afghanistan. The death of Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker of Edmonton brings to 140 the number of Canadian soldiers, along with two civilians, who have been killed in Canada's eight-year mission in Afghanistan. more>>
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(Feb 2010) Colonel Russell Williams, a high-ranking Canadian Air Force commander is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women from eastern Ontario. Williams, commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton, was arrested in Ottawa. Read an updated selection of related articles: more>>
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The Dutch government will look at options to extend its military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2010, the Defence Ministry said as NATO increases efforts to contain the Taliban insurgency. The Netherlands had initially decided to withdraw its 2,000 troops from Afghanistan before the end of 2010, but had left the door open in recent months to the possibility of a smaller-scale mission despite political division over the prospect. more>>
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(Feb 2010) I am loath to make comparisons between the Vietnam war and Afghanistan, yet, after some eight years, the similarities are more and more striking. It seems America has forgotten both the lessons of Vietnam and the Soviet experience in Afghanistan, and has fallen back on stupid and arrogant ideas that are simply a rehash of failed tactics and strategies of yesteryear.
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(Feb 2010) Canada's envoy to Afghanistan says Ottawa won't decide on security arrangements for Canadian diplomats, police mentors and aid workers in Kandahar until assessing the security situation after troops leave the war-torn province in 2011. Auditor General Sheila Fraser has serious concerns for the well-being of Canadians whose work was to continue after the troops departed. more>>
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(JAN 2010) 
A Canadian patrol is attacked using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while passing through the mock village of Ertebat Shar during Exercise MAPLE GUARDIAN (Ex MG), at the Fort Irwin National Training Center (NTC), California, USA. Approximately 3,700 soldiers are participating in the exercise, which includes supporting elements from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 CMBG), and other units across Canada. Ex MG is a major military training event designed to confirm the readiness of TF 1-10, which will be deploying to Afghanistan in the spring of 2010. Task Force 1-10 is comprised of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG), the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT), and the National Support Element (NSE).
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(25 January 2010) Crewmembers from Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Athabaskan, arrive on the beach in Léogâne from aboard the USS Fort MacHenry, in support of OP HESTIA.
The Canadian Navy component of Operation HESTIA, Canadian Task Group 301.1, includes the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan, the frigate HMCS Halifax and a Sea King helicopter air detachment under the leadership of Task Group Commander, Captain (Navy) Art McDonald.
Operation HESTIA is the Canadian Forces participation in humanitarian operations conducted in response to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010. Op HESTIA is part of a whole-of-government effort that also involves Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. Canada has consistently demonstrated strong support for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations throughout the world and in this difficult time, the Government of Canada is committed to helping the people of Haiti.
Photo: Corporal Johanie Maheu, Formation Imaging Services
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(25 JAN 2010) Faced with delays and restrictions about what it can and cannot do with U.S. technology, Canada’s navy has opted to modernize its frigates using as much non-American equipment as possible for key systems on the ships. more>>
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Master Corporal Mike Racine, a medical technician from the Disaster Assistance Relief Team (DART) treats a Haitian man who was injured in the earthquake that hit Haiti. Image by Cpl Julie Bélisle, Canadian Forces, Combat Camera
Operation HESTIA is the Canadian Forces participation in humanitarian operations conducted in response to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010. The Government of Canada is committed to helping the people of Haiti. Op HESTIA is part of a whole-of-government effort that also involves Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency.
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Your donation will be doubled – Every dollar donated by individual Canadians to UNICEF Canada for relief efforts in Haiti will be matched by CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency). more>>
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Canada will send another 1,000 troops to Haiti this week, bringing this country's military commitment in the shattered nation to about 2000, nearly the same number deployed to Afghanistan. The Canadian mission in Haiti is being led by Brigadier-General Guy Laroche, a former commander in Afghanistan, who arrived in Haiti on Saturday to begin a reconnaissance mission. more>>
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Canada plans to deploy 1,000 soldiers to Haiti to help in relief efforts, and two Canadian Forces ships are already rushing towards the quake-stricken country to deliver vital aid. Includes video interview with Minister MacKay. more>>
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Canadian Forces personnel load up HMCS Athabaskan with supplies prior to leaving for the country of Haiti that was devastated by an earthquake.
The 200-member Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is deployed as part of Operation HESTIA, the Canadian Forces contribution to earthquake relief efforts in the Port-au-Prince region, where a 7.0 magnitude quake that struck Haiti on January 12th, 2010 did the most damage. more>>
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The U.N. says rescue workers and relief goods are pouring into Haiti from around the world, but aid workers are running into huge problems reaching people trapped under buildings or feeding hungry survivors. more>>
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(JAN 2010) UK Defence chiefs are preparing drastic cuts to the number of American stealth JSF aircraft planned for the RAF and the Royal Navy's proposed new carriers. The JSF, or F35 as it is now called, has been subject to costly delays and the estimated price has soared from £37m each four years ago to more than £62m today. more>>
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Martin Shadwick provides an overview of key priorities for upcoming military equipment procurements. more>>
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(Jan 2010) Britain's defense journalist Rupert Hamer has been killed in a roadside explosion. The 39-year-old is the first British journalist to die in the Afghanistan conflict. He was accompanying U.S. Marines patrolling near Nawa, southern Afghanistan. One of the Marines was also killed in the blast. more>>
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(Jan 2010) Major Elizabeth Erickson and Staff Sgt. Sarah Saelens rode for hours in heavily armored vehicles, driven slowly with frequent stops to inspect the road for buried bombs, to speak with a small group of Afghan women who want a school for their daughters and vocational training for themselves. more>>
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(Jan 2010) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated on Thursday the official Ottawa line that the country's 2,500 military troops in Afghanistan will return home at the end of 2011.
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(31 Dec 2009) "Today I stand with all Canadians as we mourn the loss of four brave and selfless Canadian soldiers, and one Canadian journalist, who died after the vehicle they were riding struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while on patrol in an area south of Kandahar," Defence Minister MacKay said. Five others were wounded (four soldiers and another civilian). more>>
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(Dec 2009) Canada should launch a "peace mission" to Afghanistan aimed at ending the war there through diplomatic and political means, says a report issued by the Canadian Council of Churches, the country's largest ecumenical Christian association. more>>
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(Dec 2009) U.S. and Russian negotiators, meeting in Geneva, have been struggling to solve some remaining impediments to a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The big questions are, what type of a bridging arrangement will they agree on, and how long will it last. more>>
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It is with great sadness that I must advise our readers that Mr Ken Krukewich, FrontLine's Advisor for Space (and previously Modeling and Simulation Advisor), passed away suddenly in his home last week. Ken was a dear friend and great supporter of FrontLine. He will be greatly missed by his many friends in DND and the international space sector. The beautiful service ended with the musical theme of 2001: A Space Odyssey (which would have delighted him). Those wishing, may make a memorial donation to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Donations, tributes and condolences may be made at http://www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com more>>
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(Dec 2009) Kandahar residents say the Taliban "own the night." Kandahar will be the center of the new U.S. strategy announced by President Obama, according to military and civilian officials interviewed in Kandahar and Kabul. The goal: protect the population better than they have been protected so far. At least 10,000 of the additional 30,000 troops Obama announced will be deployed in and around the city. Most will go to the city's outskirts to try to create what the new Canadian general in charge of Kandahar calls a "ring of stability" and a "true buffer zone" to keep militants out. more>>
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(Nov 2009) Canadian soldiers bound for Afghanistan next year will be the first to receive "psychological resilience" training in an effort to reduce the incidence of post-traumatic stress among combat troops. more>>
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(Nov 2009) In what appears to be his first step toward combating corruption since he was inaugurated as Afghan president for the second time, Hamid Karzai has asked two senior officials to be investigated for embezzlement and kickbacks. However, it's not clear whether corruption or politics was the reason why Karzai has singled them out. more>>
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American military officials reported that Iraqi security forces, working with U.S. advisors, arrested 21 terrorism suspects in various operations in recent days. The security team uncovered advanced bomb-making components such as mechanisms that affix magnetic bombs to vehicles, making them unable to be removed unless the bombs are detonated. more>>
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The Conference of Defence Associations Institute has released of its fourth annual Vimy Paper, "The Strategic Impact of Energy Dependency," edited by our Senior Defence Analyst Colonel (Ret'd) Brian MacDonald. more>>
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November 5–11 is Veterans’ Week. It is a time to recognize and remember the contribution of ordinary men and women who performed extraordinary deeds on behalf of their country and fellow Canadians. more>>
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(Nov 2009) Five British soldiers from Task Force Helmand have been shot dead by an Afghan police officer. more>>
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(4 Nov 2009) The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed concern about governance in Afghanistan. "We are extremely concerned about the level of corruption and the legitimacy of this government," USN Adm Mullen said at the National Press Club today. more>>
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(October 2009) 
After defying the PMO and bureaucrats alike, Hillier’s autobiography, A Soldier First, "spits out the sock they tried to stuff into his mouth, rages against an unwieldy federal bureaucracy, reveals private showdowns with former defence minister Gordon O’Connor and twice dismisses Liberal MP Denis Coderre’s politics as 'dumber than dirt.' Ouch."
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(November) Teacher helps kids understand. more>>
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(October 2009) In the first study to look at sex-specific pain prevalence in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Yale University School of Medicine found women Veterans had a lower prevalence of pain than male counterparts returning from the conflicts. more>>
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(13 Oct) Since 1775, the U.S. Navy has played a major role in every conflict that has defined the United States as a nation. more>>
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(6 Oct 2009) by David Pugliese – One issue related to the Afghan war and Canada’s allies that had disappeared from view was the alleged rape of young kids at the hands of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police (aka “Man-Love Thursdays”). DND will soon launch a Board of Inquiry into aspects of this issue (what Canadian troops and leaders knew and what they did about it). The National Investigation Service is also on the case. more>>
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(October 2009) In celebrating the Canadian Centennial of Flight, CBC Television and Radio-Canada have produced an aviation documentary, Canada Above And Beyond: 100 Years of Aviation. The production is a four-part documentary series that explores the revolutionary impact of aviation on this country and our great passion for flight. more>>
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(10 Oct 2009) Under a revised command structure that will go into effect next week, General Stanley McChrystal's top deputy, Lt.Gen David Rodriguez, will assume control of day-to-day tactical operations of ISAF. more>>
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(10 Oct 2009) As they review U.S. policy in Afghanistan for the second time this year, U.S. leaders face one nagging suspicion - it may not be possible to crush al-Qaeda, defeat the Taliban and stabilize Afghanistan at a reasonable cost in blood, treasure or time.
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(10 Oct 2009) The genius of democracy is the rotation of power, which forces the opposition to be serious - particularly about things like war, about which until Jan. 20 of this year Democrats were decidedly unserious. more>>
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(1 Oct 2009) 
Lieutenant-General André Deschamps succeeded LGen Angus Watt as the new Chief of the Air Staff. more>>
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(28 Sept 2009) Shortly after a Canadian military vehicle had been blasted by a bomb planted in the road, BGen Vance, Commander of Task Force Kandahar demanded a shura (meeting) with village elders. He wanted an explanation as to why villagers, who have benefited from Canadian aid and protection, didn't bother to warn them about the bomb. more>>
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The U.S. Pacific Fleet is deploying personnel and units to provide humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters that have stricken the Philippines, American Samoa and Indonesia.
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(Sept 2009) Numerous newspaper reports have surfaced over the last few years about the supposed "cultural" issue of Afghan Army and Afghan police officers raping young boys, while Canadian soldiers are allegedly instructed to turn a blind eye. more>>
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(Sept 2009) The Obama administration cancels the plan to station land-based anti-ballistic missile defense systems in Eastern Europe. Shock waves reverberate around the world. more>>
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(Sept 19, 2009) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' OpEd to the New York Times explains his position on anti-missile defense in Eastern Europe. more>>
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(24 Sept 2009) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced a series of improvements to Canada’s IRB Policy. Read more on IRBs, including objectives, requirements, improvements, and impacts. more>>
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(24 Sept 2009) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced that The Boeing Company has signed an agreement with L-3 Wescam Inc. to manufacture mechanical parts in support of Boeing CH-147 Chinook cargo helicopters, including 15 purchased by the Government of Canada for the Canadian Forces. more>>
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(Sept 2009) Under perfect running conditions, 11,000 civilians and military personnel from across the country ran, walked or wheeled side by side in the 2009 Canada Army Run. Check link for results: more>>
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(16 Sept 2009) The highest ranking woman in the Canadian military, BGen Hillary Jaeger will assume command of all of NATO's medical personnel in Afghanistan next month. Her focus will be on acute care of those injured in combat, as well as the public health aspect of the mission by dealing with infectious diseases.
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Departing from downtown Ottawa on September 20, the Canada Army Run is open to all and no qualifying time is required. Be part of one of the most exciting running events in Canada and take the opportunity to say “thanks” to the Canadian men and women who serve us in so many ways at home and abroad. more>>
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(Sept 2009)  Richard Fitoussi looks at the Afghanistan conflict since Canada joined the war in 2001. With no affiliation to the military or a journalistic outlet, Fitoussi examines the war from many aspects. He talks to the troops on the ground, officers in the military, scholars from different institutions, embedded journalists and the Afghan people. more>>
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(Sept 2009) Following the recent appointment of John Pranzatelli as Strategy and Business Operations Vice President, the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of MBDA Incorporated, Jerry Agee, approved the appointment of Earle Rudolph as Vice President of Business Development. Previous positions include: QinetiQ Inc. VPBD; Alliant Tech Systems Group, VP; Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Corp BD Manager; and Senior Manager at Raytheon. more>>
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(July 2009) ASD Report: Strategic evaluation of industry and key players’ is a business report that provides a comprehensive view of the aerospace & defense industry and its top 10 companies. more>>
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The CDA Institute is pleased to announce that Warrant Officer William Kenneth MacDonald has been chosen as the recipient of the 2009 Vimy Award. more>>
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(30 September 20) Canada's Army Run is setting its sights on becoming a key North American destination Run. Military and civilians run together in half-marathon and 5K events to celebrate and recognize contributions of Canadian Forces at home and abroad. more>>
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(28 July 2009) Ottawa - The Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) welcomes the fresh federal approach to rationalizing ship procurement brought forward at a recently concluded Shipbuilding Forum. more>>
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(27 July 2009) A meeting between the government and Canadian marine industries began in Gatineau with the attendance of four of the key Ministers responsible for federal ship procurement. more>>
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(25 July 2009) Public Works and Government Services Canada is at the centre of yet another defence procurement scandal by ruling that Quebec-based Rheinmetall Canada's financial paperwork was not completed properly. Rather than requesting the additional information, Public Works chose to go back to the drawing board with a new RFP and a new deadline of August 27, 2009. Rheinmetall, the only company to bid on the program to boost army firepower, currently markets a high-speed grenade launcher that complies to all of the technical requirements from the Canadian Forces. Another firm, that originally did not have a product to meet Canadian specification, has suddenly shown interest in bidding. Could this be the reason Public Works has chosen to waste taxpayers money by not only starting the process all over again, but subsequently extending the deadline to allow another firm to hastily get a product ready? more>>
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(25 July 2009) To complement the existing 60mm mortars, CASW must be capable of both direct fire and high-angle indirect fire. The latter skews the project towards systems with more complex sights. more>>
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(25 July 2009) The first attempt at an NPP (Notice of Proposed Procurement) was cancelled on 07 Nov 2008. The NPP has since been reissued. Click here for commentary by the Canadian American Strategic Review. more>>
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(23 July 2009) LGen Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, said a recently announced $5.2-billion government investment in armoured vehicles and a heavy push in officer training means "there is no need for an operational pause if things unfold the way I certainly hope they do." more>>
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On June 4, 2009 SSG 1st Class John C. Beale was KIA in Afghanistan. His death didn't make headlines and outside of his hometown, wasn't much noted. His body was escorted home on June 11, 2009 to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia. A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time. This was filmed by a State Trooper during the procession. That simple notice in local papers was the extent of the announcement. This video is about 12 minutes long, and while it is not professionally done, if you look closely you can see the faces of the American People. more>>
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(9 July 2009) The federal government announced plans to procure the next generation of land combat vehicles, renewing a core capability of the Canadian Forces and providing our uniformed men and women with the equipment required to do their jobs safely and effectively. more>>
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(6 July 2009) The United States and Russia today agreed to resume bilateral military cooperation, which has been on hold since the conflict between Russia and Georgia erupted in August 2008. more>>
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(Tuesday, July 2) TONIGHT - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband discusses the war in Afghanistan in an interview with Gwen Ifill on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
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(29 June 2009) A crisis in Honduras threatened to spill across the region hours after President Manuel Zelaya was thrown out by the army and exiled to Costa Rica. His leftist ally in Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez, threatens military intervention. more>>
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(28 June 2009) NATO and Russia on Saturday agreed to resume military cooperation nearly a year after a crisis in their relations following the Georgia war. more>>
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(24 June 2009) Decorated Vietnam War Veteran Garry Lee Price died of the cancer he had been battling for more than a year. VA doctors confirmed the connection between his illness and his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. Last week, after a year of stalling, the VA denied his disability benefits claim. more>>
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(23 June 2009) Riders from Sacramento area Veterans motorcycle clubs will visit dying Army Veteran Garry Lee Price tomorrow in a spontaneous outpouring of support and brotherhood. more>>
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(22 June 2009) Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden assumed command of the Canadian Navy this morning at a formal ceremony held in Ottawa at the Cartier Square Drill Hall more>>
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(12 June 2009) Ottawa – A ceremony was held to mark the end of 48 years of patient care at the National Defence Medical Centre. Military patients in the area will now receive medical and dental care at the Monfort Hospital. more>>
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(June 2009) New Bill enables Veterans Affairs Canada to extend benefits to low-income Allied Veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War. Family members may also receive benefits. more>>
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(June 2009) Garry Lee Price is dying of cancer in a hospice in Sacramento while the Veterans Administration stalls on his service-related disability claim. Instead of expediting his claim, his terminal status has given them extra reason to stall. more>>
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(June 2009) FrontLine previously ran a story on an American soldier on exchange in Canada. Now deployed in Afganistan, LTC Eric Robinson sends us a few pictures. more>>
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In a U.S. Navy-led humanitarian and civil assistance mission, CFHS members gain valuable experience in dealing with medical realities in under-served areas of the world and responding to a wide range of medical needs. more>>
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(June 2009) President and Executive Director of Frontline Defense Systems and the Armed Forces Foundation, Patricia Driscoll recently announced that proceeds of a new book “Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Service Members with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD" would be donated to the AFF. more>>
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(June 2009) On June 6, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, will attend a parade, commemorative ceremony, and community picnic on the grounds of the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building to mark this significant anniversary.
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(April 2009) Canadian Forces soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen, and members of the Canadian Rangers successfully completed their missions last week and returned to the Command Post at Eureka, Ellesmere Island, signalling the end of Operation Nunalivut 2009 more>>
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(April 2009) On April 23, 2009, Major Michelle Mendes, based in Ottawa, Ontario was found dead in an accommodation room, at the Kandahar Airfield. An investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances of this incident. more>>
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(April 2009) Defence Minister Peter MacKay says Ottawa will not accept a helicopter contracted for the military unless it meets specifications set out by the Defence Department. more>>
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(APRIL 2009) There are good reasons why the phrase 'naval insurgency' sounds like 'fried ice cream'. Oceans don't have civilian populations and terrain cover, the two key enablers of insurgency on land. In addition, sailors do everything inside their protective platforms, which in turn are always moving, so the soft or fixed targets just don't exist. Perhaps, however, this is thinking too literally. more>>
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(APRIL 2009) Rheinmetall Defence was chosen to equip the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates with the MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) naval countermeasures system, under Canada’s FELEX frigate modernization programme more>>
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The Highway of Heroes. All of Canada mourns the loss of each life given in service to this country. Ordinary citizens show this by going to the highway or lining a bridge, waving a flag, and saluting our fallen soldiers as they pass in solemn procession towards their final resting place. Click here for a tribute video: more>>
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(March 2009) Margaret Warner interviews President Karzai (transcript) for the Newshour. more>>
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(18 MAR 2009) Defence Minister Peter MacKay was at 12 Wing Shearwater on Tuesday to announce some old spending and new spending, and to hint at more spending to come. more>>
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(18 MAR 2009) Managing Canada's relationship with the United States is the most important aspect of Canadian foreign policy. Derek Burney argues that now is the time for the Canadian government to boldly pursue a strategy firmly based in Canadian interests. more>>
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(18 MAR 2009) Canadians like to believe that our troops are doing a first-rate job in “Canadahar.” Do the Americans agree with our rosy assessment? (by Jack Granatstein) more>>
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(13 MAR 2009) The Pentagon intends to spend $400 million to develop a giant dirigible that will float 65,000 feet above the Earth for 10 years, providing unblinking and intricate radar surveillance of vehicles, planes and people below. A contractor has not yet been chosen to build the prototype – earlier work was done by Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin more>>
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(26 FEB 2009) If the assertion that the incoming Obama administration will prioritise people over technology is correct, the US Navy will take second billing to the starring army role. Obama's campaign website explicitly mentions the navy as culpable for a broad failure in the acquisition process after several new ship designs suffered serious cost and schedule over-runs. more>>
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(10 FEB 2009) “Canada has lost one of its truest friends in Remembrance, with the passing of Mr. Georges Devloo, a resident of Vimy, France," said The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs. "He will be greatly missed." more>>
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(OCT 2008) FrontLine magazines will again be attending the Homeland Defense Symposium in Colorado Springs. Video of the 2008 event can be seen at this link: more>>
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(31 JAN 2009) It has begun. Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia are among the countries competing for a piece of the Arctic. Watch entire documentary video on-line. more>>
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(31 JAN 2009) The growing worldwide interest in exploring the Arctic will lessen Canada's influence over what happens there, says a northern historian and sovereignty expert. more>>
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(18 FEB 2009) Register today for a 90 minute, timely & interactive webinar on February 18, 2009. Defense spending priorities and the outlook for procurement programs and research & development in the next budget year.
Speakers include: Trent Franks, Member House Arms Services Committee; Mackenzie Eaglen, Sr. Policy Analyst with Douglas & Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies; Dr. Daniel Goure, Vice President, The Lexington Institute.
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(12 DEC 2008) The federal cabinet will be asked early in the new year to give its blessing to spend $3 billion to replace Canada's geriatric fleet of search-and-rescue planes more>>
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(5 DEC 2008) Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, Private Demetrios Diplaros, and Corporal Mark Robert McLaren were killed as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on their armoured vehicle during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in the Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately 15 kilometres west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m. Kandahar time on December 5, 2008. more>>
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(24 NOV 2008) by Dave Pugliese
The Defence Department’s procurement system is operating just fine and it’s the news media who are to blame for the perception there are problems, says Dan Ross, the department’s assistant deputy minister of materiel. This claim met with skepticism by some who attended the conference. “They used to blame industry and consultants for the problems,” said one aerospace executive. “Now he’s blaming journalists. Next it will be the politicians. They’re looking to blame everyone but themselves.” more>>
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(2008) by Louise Mercier
The government must consider the fine line between operational requirements and the need to re-invest in the economic future of Canada. more>>
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(2008) by Senator Colin Kenny
Some think accrual accounting will make it easier to buy badly needed military equipment and amortize it over time. I will applaud if it does. more>>
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(2008) by LGen (ret) Ken Pennie
The key question is how much will DND be able to truly align itself to the Canada First strategy? more>>
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(2008) by Robert Day
Too many interlopers have inserted themselves into the defence procurement process. Decision-making protocols must be streamlined. more>>
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(2008) by Claude Bachand
The lines of responsibility are not clear and there is a lack of stakeholder involvement in defence procurement. more>>
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(2008) by Bernie Grover
The bad news is that the procurements are being conducted within a defence industry policy vacuum. more>>
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(2008) by Alan Williams
A number of myths continue to pervade defence procurement today. more>>
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(2008) Reduce the Impediments
One’s responsibility on the job should be reflected by one’s “authority” to make the corresponding decision. more>>
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(2008) by Chris MacLean
Nine stages to achieve final Treasury Board approval to proceed? Give me a break. more>>
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(2008) Six Sigma methodology can provide tools to establish real change and efficiencies. more>>
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(2008) by Louise Mercier
A whole of government approach is a critical step in ensuring the transparency of large capital procurements. more>>
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(2008) The view that the current system of defence procurement is broken and beyond repair is held by many in DND and industry. more>>
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(2008) by Janet Thorsteinson
Defence and security industries have serious concerns with regard to the government’s current approach to risk management. more>>
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(2008) by Vince DeRose, John M. Green
The obligation to treat bidders fairly and equally includes the duty to avoid conflicts of interest. more>>
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(2007) by John Read
Banking IRBs (Industrial and Regional Benefits). more>>
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