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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
COVER STORY
F-35
FEATURE INTERVIEW
Chief of the Defence Staff
COVID-19
Defence Industry Steps Up
PILATUS AIRCRAFT
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FEATURE INTERVIEW
Ships like HMCS Regina, seen here off CFB Esquima
CDR’s Attariwala with the CDS disasters such as
forward to those ships hitting the water and ulti
Canadian soldiers conduct training in Ukraine und
that threat emanates specifically from Russia, al
REPLACE OR UPGRADE VICTORIA-CLASS SUBS CDR: So wh
and the new aircraft beginning to conduct operati
COVER STORY F-35 LIGHTNING II ON THE PROWL AS IT
F-35 are a different class of fighter - these air
Billie Flynn, a former RCAF fighter pilot and Loc
USAF F-35A released AIM-120 AMRAAM – photo courte
We’ve now trained over 1,000 pilots on the F-35 p
produce, sustain and do follow-on development of
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS The Age
technologies, is highlighting a mismatch
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allows training staff to get a clearer picture of
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A MULTI-FACETED OPERATION Brigadier-General Miche
THE SOLEIMANI STRIKE St Louis continued, “The ret
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material, including some infrastructure projects.
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BGen Moritsugu mentoring Caroline Leprince with
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REPORT ON CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HOW CANADA'S D
We are closely monitoring the situation and are i
The Asterix is ready to serve as a scaled-down ho
MILITARY ENGINES OPERATIONAL READINESS TODAY. UN
The decision to cancel CANSEC was not made easily
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Continued from Pg. 85 Display (PFD) and two larg
DEFENCE NOTES BABCOCK Celebrates Launch of isu
DEW ENGINEERING TEAMS WITH SUPACAT
LONGVIEW DELIVERS FIRST PRODUCTION VIKING CL-
De Havilland has launched the De Havilland Compon
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CANADA REACHES FOR THE MOON WITH NEW INV
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CANADA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR FFCP PROPOSALS
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