‘Period of fluidity’: feds signal procurement transition as Defence Investment Agency ramps up
At least 50 procurement specialists from PSPC are moving over to the new Defence Investment Agency, according to Siobhan Harty, PSPC senior associate deputy minister of defence and marine procurement.
Defence
We need you! Canada’s NATO commitment extends beyond defence to its people
It does not have to be an either/or choice of investments between refurbishing the military and investing in Canadians.
Science, cyber, engineering and tech experts will defend our sovereignty in the 21st century
Universities are ready to partner to train the next generation with the skills needed to advance new technologies to better protect our sovereignty.
Why Canada should oppose Trump’s Golden Dome proposal
A comprehensive ballistic missile defence system is viewed by many defence analysts as potentially destabilizing as it could be perceived as enabling a nuclear first strike by one side.
Avro Arrow ambition is needed to meet this moment
Defence industrial capacity grows when government sends clear and sustained market signals coupled with firm long-term contracts.
Outpacing AI-speed threats: why Canada must rethink defence innovation
Canada has the momentum to be a world-leader in adapting behavioural AI to the electromagnetic warfare space, but needs to focus on a few keys to success.
The consumer industrial complex
The war in Ukraine heralds a new future for killing machines—and that future belongs to China and Ukraine.
Budget 2025 could have enhanced Canada’s military mobility by investing in roads and rails
Without key defence infrastructure, the task of deterring, confronting, and combatting adversaries that pose a threat will be insurmountably difficult.
Defence focus in budget signals turning point, but some defence experts wary about lack of detail
Defence spending promises in the 2025 budget are ‘seizing the moment,’ but lack previous specificity, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director of research Kevin Budning.
