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<br /> WWW.CANADIANDEFENCEREVIEW.COM<br /> MVASTERIX<br /> CDR Sails with Canada's<br /> New Supply Ship<br /> at RIMPAC<br /> Volume 24/Issue 4 Price $12.95<br /> Publications Mail Agreement Number 40792504<br /> INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br /> CANADA'S NAVY<br /> Interview with the Commander<br /> FLAG OFFICER REVIEW<br /> REGIONAL REPORT<br /> Nova Scotia; Atlantic Canada<br /> TOP TEN DEFENCE<br /> LOBBYISTS<br /> TRADESHOW REPORT<br /> Canada at Farnborough<br /> C<br /> SN<br /> NADIA<br /> CAONTENTS <br /> 52 <br /> EAPOW<br /> JULY 2018<br /> VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 4<br /> ER<br /> N THE<br /> DEPARTMENTS <br /> The defence contract as a political football<br /> By Peter Kitchen <br /> I<br /> 10 | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR<br /> 19 | NAVAL SUPPLIERS SUMMIT<br /> Industry executives speak out on capabilities for<br /> upcoming programs<br /> 51 | DEFENCE BUSINESS<br /> By Suzanne Nickerson<br /> 52 | REGIONAL REPORT<b<a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=1"> WWW.CANADIANDEFENCEREVIEW.COM MVASTERIX CDR Sails</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=2"> C SN NADIA CAONTENTS 52 EAPOW JULY 2018 VOL</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=3"> 6,600 ANNUAL JOBS $5.3 BN SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT A</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=4"> ... a sound decision Excellence in Combat Syst</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=5"> CONTENTS JULY 2018 VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 4 DEPARTMEN</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=6"> The Rattler supersonic target has now launched </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=7"> CONTENTS JULY 2018 VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 4 FEATURES </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=8"> Established and reliable provider of engineering </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=9"> MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOIST TRAINING Blued</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=10"> In this space in the last issue we commented on h</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=11"> </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=12"> CDR: Admiral, it’s great to talk to you again and</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=13"> ambassadors, to progress the priorities for our G</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=14"> MCDV ships operated for the first time ever off t</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=15"> admirably. Having said that, they are getting old</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=16"> Lloyd visits the QinetiQ booth at this year’s CAN</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=17"> the performance of our submariners, our submarine</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=18"> The navy needs ISTAR capability and it may look t</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=19"> NAVAL Suppliers Summit CANADIAN INDUSTRY TACKLES</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=20"> ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA BIGGER AND STRONGER HEA</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=21"> >50 At-Sea Replenishment Exercises Since January</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=22"> DRS TECHNOLOGIES CANADA LTD. COMMUNICATION SYST</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=23"> Naval Group - crédit photo: ©Naval Group - Design</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=24"> HALIFAX SHIPYARD CANADA’S NATIONAL SHIPBUILDER </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=25"> JSK NAVAL SUPPORT manufacture and support SEA</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=26"> MDA INNOVATION IN SPACE AND DEFENCE innovative </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=27"> QINETIQ TARGET SYSTEMS personnel based in Halif</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=28"> ROCKWELL COLLINS CANADA DELIVERING “BEST VALUE”</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=29"> FLAG OFFICER Review PROFILING SENIOR OFFICERS OF</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=30"> VICE-ADMIRAL RANK A na</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=31"> REAR ADMIRAL RANK </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=32"> RAdm Luc Cassivi was born and raised in the Gaspé</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=33"> TOTAL CONTROL. INTEGRATED PLATFORM MANAGEMENT. </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=34"> Born in New Waterford, Cape Breton, RAdm McDonald</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=35"> CANADIAN SURFACE COMBATANT PROGRAM Setting a high</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=36"> COMMODORE RANK Cmdre Bernatchez</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=37"> </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=38"> Cmdre Clarke is a native of Sarnia, ON, the grand</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=39"> Commodore Garnier is from St George's, NL. He joi</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=40"> COMMODORE M.T.J. KURTZ DIRECTOR GENERAL DEFENCE S</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=41"> SeaSpider™ Torpedo Systems </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=42"> Cmdre Rebecca Patterson enrolled in the Canadian </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=43"> ALLOW US TO TIE-UP THE LOOSE ENDS At Cert Cen</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=44"> COMMODORE A.I. TOPSHEE, CD COMMANDER CANADIAN FLE</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=45"> THE LARGEST RANGE OF SOLUTIONS TO RULE THE WAVES </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=46"> COVER STORY MV ASTERIX </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=47"> told CDR, “The Resolve Class AOR is a phenomenal </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=48"> MV Asterix features a modern spacious bridge is </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=49"> Fully equipped hospital on MV Asterix TWO TEAMS </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=50"> MV Asterix also provided the Chilean Navy’s </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=51"> DEFENCE BUSINESS Canada’s new de</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=52"> N ova Scotia’s rich maritime</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=53"> Royal Canadian Air Force presence in the area. </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=54"> “Today, more than 1,800 shipbuilders are hard at </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=55"> gathered from civilian applications for use by th</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=56"> REGIONAL REPORT ATLANTIC</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=57"> T he steel-cutting ceremony wh</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=58"> Rich Billard, CEO of ACADA says that CSC could br</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=59"> Made in Canada for Canada’s Navy Com</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=60"> PAL Aerospace has been busy finalizing deployment</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=61"> Siew cites the FWSAR (Fixed Wing Search and </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=62"> EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINT BRUCE LENNIE VICE PRE</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=63"> The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engine powers the C-130J </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=64"> Rolls-Royce supplies EJ200 engines for the Eurofi</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=65"> The MBHS system on Type 26 comes out of the Rolls</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=66"> Working with CAE to supply engines for Hawk jet t</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=67"> Lennie says Canadian industry will benefit from t</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=68"> CDR NEXT QUESTION LEO GAESSLER PRESIDENT, ULTR</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=69"> products spanning the entire spectrum of types an</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=70"> DEFENCE MARKETING Truth in Marketing Reality o</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=71"> NOVEMBER 13-14, 2018 SHAW CENTRE, OTTAWA, CANADA </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=72"> S ituated on the shores of th</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=73"> in support of SAR services. Cougar’s aircraft is </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=74"> The Cougar SAR team Coordination Center (JRCC) i</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=75"> HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF Collectively, Cougar’s SAR t</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=76"> TRADE SHOW & CONFERENCE REPORT </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=77"> the airplane is doing everything that it was desi</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=78"> The Bombardier C Series has been rebranded as the</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=79"> Riat 2018 THE RCAF CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OF THE RA</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=80"> DEFENCE LEADERSHIP SCOPE OF ACTION Time Horizo</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=81"> NATIONAL TRAINING AND SIMULATION ASSOCIATION </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=82"> Canada’s Top 10 Government Consultants (DO</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=83"> DAVID ANGUS SENIOR PARTNER, CAPITAL HILL GROUP </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=84"> CHRISTYN CIANFARANI PRESIDENT & CEO, CADSI (CAN</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=85"> BILL KELLY CFN CONSULTANTS A Canadian Arme</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=86"> LOUISE MERCIER VICE PRESIDENT AND GROUP LEADER,</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=87"> JIM QUICK PRESIDENT AND CEO, AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=88"> INDUSTRY FOCUS BRONSWERK CONTINUING ITS RAPID</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=89"> Bronswerk’s ISS team in Halifax is staffed with p</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=90"> DEFENCE NOTES THE BIDS ARE IN FOR CSC Final </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 91" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=91"> LOCKHEED, RHEINMETALL WIN NAVAL CONTRACTS </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 92" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=92"> CANADA TO EXPAND TRAINING MISSION IN IRAQ</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 93" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=93"> SYMPOSIUM 2018 SUR LE MARCHÉ CANADIEN DE LA DÉFEN</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 94" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=94"> GOVERNMENT TAPS CHANTIER DAVIE FOR</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 95" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=95"> REGISTRATION FOR A LIMITED TIME Use Promo Co</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 96" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=96"> LIST OF ADVERTISERS COMPANY </a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 97" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=97"> DEFENCE CAREERS TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, VISIT</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 98" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=98"> DEFENCE CALENDAR Sep 19, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018 Afri</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 99" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=99"> For over three decades, we have continuously buil</a> <a title="Vol 24_Iss 4 page 100" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9551a03d?page=100"> NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS FOR EVERY WARFIGHTER, PL</a>