FEATURES
12 The Canadian Army in a Changing North
American Defence and Security Environment
By P. Whitney Lackenbauer
18 Modernizing the Canadian Army
Interview with BGen Chris C. Ayotte, Chief of Staff Army
Strategy, Canadian Army
By Marcello Sukhdeo
22 Building a Defence Innovation Ecosystem
By IDEaS
28 CanadaBuys: A More Efficient Procurement
System
Interview with Emilio Franco, Senior Director, Procurement
Business Modernization, PSPC
By Marcello Sukhdeo
32 Cybersecurity Comes of Age
A Look at Canadian Digital Trust Insights 2021
By Sajith Nair
36 Canada's National Interests and Challenges
to Adopting the Nuclear Ban Treaty
By Nancy Teeple
DEPARTMENTS
8 SIT REP
Frequentis expands its air traffic management solutions with
acquisition of ATC Solutions; RCAF Air Demonstration teams launch
2021 season; Peraton awarded one-year contract extension for the
CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program;
Babcock and Leonardo to join for Future Aircrew Training (FAcT)
Program; Canada awards in-service support contract for MAISR
project; and Canada to purchase AEGIS Combat System from
the U.S. for $1.7 billion.
By Marcello Sukhdeo
PERSPECTIVE
17 GDLS
23 Rheinmetall
26 DASHBOARD
Capital Investment to Modernize the Canadian Army
By Marcello Sukhdeo
45 THE LAST WORD
Surveillance Solutions for Public Safety
Interoperability in Safe, Smart City Designs
By Keith D'Sa
22 Building a Defence Innovation Ecosystem
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About the Cover
A soldier from 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry during Exercise MAPLE
RESOLVE at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base
Garrison Wainwright, Alberta on May 10, 2021.
Photo By: Sailor First Class Camden Scott,
Directorate of Army Public Affairs
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