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12 Emerging Technologies and the Our North,
Strong and Free
By Alexander Salt
16 Breaking in, Establishing, and Expanding
the Digital Beachhead
By Vanguard Staff
22 Deep Blue 2024 Forum Recap
By Norman Jolin
DEPARTMENTS
6 S I T R E P
RCAF Training Reaching New Heights With Virtual Reality: OVA's
StellarX Project Secures $1M+ Contract; Five Eyes Alliance Unveils
'Secure Innovation' Initiative to Safeguard Emerging Tech Against
Security Threats; Strengthening Canada's Defence and Creating
Jobs: Federal Investment in Halifax-Class Frigates; Breaking
New Ground in Arctic Safety: White Glacier Unveils Advanced
Cold-Water Immersion Technology; Joint Statement on Canada-
Australia Partnership on Emerging Missile Defence Research;
Pioneering Marine Innovation: UBC and Seaspan Launch New
Robotics Faculty Chair
By Vanguard Staff
G A M E C H A N G E R S
9 Howard Tuffnail, President, Valcom Manufacturing Group
P E R S P E CT I V E
10 Turning Data Into Decisions with General Dynamics'
DIGITALspine
29 T H E LA S T WO R D
AI Adoption: Lessons Learned From Canada's Public Sector
By James Spencer
29 AI Adoption: Lessons Learned From Canada's Public Sector
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