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ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
Commander of the RCN
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FLAG OFFICER REVIEW
REGIONAL REPORT
Atlantic Canada
NAVAL SUPPLIERS SUMMIT
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PROUD TO SUPPORT THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY Seaspan
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D I G I TA L H F T H AT GOES THE DISTANCE
LETTER From the Editor We love
Welcome to the world’s leading high-tech, platfor
THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY Vice-Admiral Craig Bai
part of Canada on the shoulder seasons, being the
Credit: Corporal David Veldman, Combat Camera AO
WESCAM MX-10MS A NEW GENERATION OF MARITIME
Credit Sailor First Class Bryan Underwood, Combat
MADE IN CANADA TO SERVE CANADIANS
Credit: Captain Jeff Klassen, Combat Camera HMCS
like a submarine. That clock doesn’t start tickin
Asterix is under contract until January, 2023 an
Three projects. One solution. We do more th
NAVAL Suppliers Summit A SELECT GROUP OF CONTRACT
BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL combined staff consists
JSK NAVAL SUPPORT the Royal Canadian Navy
MDA of mission-critical products including
thyssenkrupp MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA LTD. INNOVAT
ZODIAC HURRICANE TECHNOLOGIES commitment to th
FLAG OFFICER REVIEW Profiling Senior Officers of
ADMIRAL RANK ADMIRAL A.G. MCDONALD, CMM, MSM, CD
VICE-ADMIRAL RANK Vice-Admiral
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Rear-Admiral Jeff Hamilton initially served in th
Marine Systems Setting tomorrow’s standards. Wit
Originally hailing from Vancouver, BC, Rear-Admir
Commodore Luciano Carosielli was born in Montréal
15 YEARS OF PROVEN SERVICE, 235 AIRCRAFT, 9 VISIO
Commodore Marcel Hallé joined the Canadian Forces
Commodore Jacques P. Olivier joined the Canadian
Commodore Robinson grew up in Hudson, QC. He bega
INTELLIGENT MARITIME SOLUTIONS Harnessing AI to p
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COVER STORY General Dynamics
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) are at t
Laflamme Aero co-founders David and Enrick Laflam
capacity, and the range of missions this RPAS can
militaries around the world. This is because both
To enhance stability, Laflamme has incorporated a
REGIONAL REPORT Atlantic CANADA A rebounding econ
everyone safe,” said Stephenson. “We will also pr
We switched over to R&D projects during the pande
Mach 85 recently developed a new capability
The KATFISH has been deployed in over 10 countrie
product fuses images from air (aircraft, UAVs), s
INDUSTRY PROFILE Babcock Canada Providing a Tr
Credit: Joetey Attariwala On June 10th, Babcock
Since 2008, Babcock Canada has been responsi
Support Contract. Exercising the options will see
down to seconds per tile, and that equates to mul
Babcock is a pre-qualified bidder on Canada’s Fut
EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINT CHRIS POGUE Managing Director
our country, so they can safely carry out their m
TECHNOLOGY PROFILE OCIANA The Next Big Step in Ma
The OCIANA platform uses artificial intelligence
DEFENCE BUSINESS THE GREENING OF DEFENCE The t
Wait. You are registered, right? NOVEMBER 4th
DEFENCE LEADERSHIP QinetiQ Canada Richard Acke
customers can be trained against. We want to alig
QinetiQ’s Rattler missile (launched from its jet
of threats in hypersonics and supersonics that we
CDR INSIDER Victoria Belbin As part of CDR’s an
CDR: What’s your vision for ACADA and the ind
I also initiated targeted provincial and federal
CYBER DEFENCE Canada has worked
SHIPBUILDING Davie Shipbu
The MV Asterix is a combat support ship, which is
The CCGS Jean Goodwill completed her conversion i
flight deck and two hangar spaces which can accom
INDUSTRY TALKBACK Ultra Sonar Systems LOOKING
Anderson: A major consideration in the decision t
NAVAL TECHNOLOGY MetOcean Tel
The iSLDMB has been purchased by most Coast Guard
MARINE BRONSWERK Marine This Montreal-based Co
Bronswerk is active on the West Coast, working wi
WOMEN IN DEFENCE SPREAD YOUR WINGS Whether it
ATLANTIC CANADA BRIGADIER GENERAL ROCH PELLETI
CDR’s Halifax Correspondent, Jay Heisler, talked
such as Sydney or Yarmouth, that’s the way we bro
D CDR TALKBACK STAFFING CANADA’S LARGEST
MARINE office in Oakville, Ontario. A downturn in
INDUSTRY FOCUS Modest Tree DIGITIZING INFORMATION
long- and short-term implementation plan MOD
IN-SERVICE SUPPORT IMP Aeros
do virtually every task required to support the C
INDUSTRY PROFILE Rolls-Royce A KEY PARTNER
More than 20 navies worldwide operate Rolls-Royce
The Canadian Surface Combatant will feature a com
POWERING PROGRESS DEFINING YOUR FUTURE
CDR RADIO ALAN WILLIAMS WHY IT’S URGENT THAT T
OTTAWA FUMBLED THE BALL In making this point, Ala
gets the new ships it needs without further delay
ALWAYS BE ON TARGET MASS MARITIME ACOUSTIC SCORI
NATO SUMMIT NATO Keeping Us Safe in a Challenging
threat to every nation. It is also a threat to ou
DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY Bringing Mixed Reality to t
We built Kognitiv Spark as a cyber security compa
SME CORNER Taking the Lead in Electronic Warfa
companies and their costly, often-delayed
DEFENCE SPOTLIGHT DIGITA Core to Defence BY LGE
transformational business models and technology.
The US Department of Defense has begun a journey
Culture: shared knowledge, understanding, desire
To protect against the risk of inertia halti
urgency of digital transformation, shifting senio
Continued from Pg. 18 we're trying to address, w
COMMENTARY Lack of trust between government dep
DEFENCE NOTES BABCOCK AND LEONARDO TEAM
STANTEC AWARDED FUTURE FIGHTER INFRASTRUCTUR
CANADA AWARDS MAINTENANCE OF HALIFAX-CLASS SYS
HEDDLE SHIPYARDS ACQUIRES FABMAR METAL
A handful of sailors will still swear blind
NEW CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS OPENS IN LATVIA The Ca
has held several positions of increasing responsi
FREQUENTIS AWARDED CONTRACT UNDER RCAF T
GE CANADA AWARDED $55M ISS CONTRACT FOR HAL
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CAE TO PROVIDE POSEIDON MRA1 TRAININ
DEFENCE CALENDAR September 14-17, 2021 DSEI The W
QinetiQ is Investing in Canada
The Dash 8 P-4 Special Mission Aircraft PAL Aer