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12 In-Service Support Strategies for Sustaining Canada's
Submarine Assets
Interview by Cdr Ashley Hunt with Capt(N) Martin Drews (Ret'd),
Gordon Szczepski, Peter Karounos and Ian Krepps
18 First of its Kind Collaborative Scientific Expedition
Departs For The Antarctic
20 Life Cycle Costing Of Canadian Military Assets
By Ian Mack
22 C4ISR and Beyond 2025 Highlights
By Sandy Schwab
DEPARTMENTS
6 S I T R E P
New Facility for 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment Underway at
CFB Kingston; HMCS Margaret Brooke Embarks on Historic
Operation PROJECTION 2025; A New Chapter for ITPS Canada:
Leadership Transition Announced; SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace
Boost RCAF Aircrew Training with Aircraft Acquisition; HMCS
Charlottetown Returns Home After NATO Deployment
By Vanguard Staff
G A M E C H A N G E R S
7 Jess Fetterman, Chief Engineer – Polar Icebreaker, Seaspan
9 Andrew Woollard, President, J-Squared Technologies Inc.
P E R S P E CT I V E
11 Valcom: 70 Years of Dependable Communication for Defense
Forces Worldwide
29 T H E LA S T WO R D
Defence Procurement Review: Slower Than Molasses in January
By Ian Mack
20 Life Cycle Costing Of Canadian Military Assets
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Deep Blue 2024: In-Service Support Strategies for
Sustaining Canada's Future Submarine Assets
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