Features
10 Army of the Future: Artificial Intelligence and its
Impact on Army Operations
By LCol amir elMasry
20 Advancing the Canadian Army's Strong, Secure,
Engaged projects
Interview with Col Christopher renahan, Director Land require-
ments, Canadian army
By Marcello sukhdeo
28 NORAD: Remaining Relevant
By Michael Dawson
34 Defence Procurement Won't Be So Easy to Cut
in a Time of COVID-19
By Jeffrey F. Collins
38 COVID 19: Not a Defence nor Security Issue but
an Opportunity to Refresh Both
By LGen D. Michael Day (ret'd)
DepartMents
8 SIT REP
Canada's CH-148 Cyclone fleet to return to flying; Health Canada
certifies Cae air1 ventilator to fight COVID-19; Canada awards
contract for 30 new multi-role boats for the rCn; and MDa hires
retired us astronaut Kopra for robotics and space operations
By Marcello sukhdeo
PERSPECTIVE
18 ITPS
26 General Atomics
37 Xtract AI
20 DASHBOARD
Canada's Future Force Design
By Marcello sukhdeo
46 THE LAST WORD
Canada, Huawei, and 5G: Has the COVID-19 pandemic
Changed the equation?
By Hugh L. stephens
28 nOraD: remaining relevant
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