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Brig SANDRY:
Q: Are the service chiefs having any
discussions around creating opportuni-
ties for Canadian and allied industry to
collaboratively demonstrate technolo-
gies — particularly to help identify and
understand capability gaps in Canada?
MGen SMYTH:
The short answer is, yes, absolutely. I will
say we're relatively early in the process,
just over a year since we've been given the
task. We're doing some studies right now
and we've gone out to industry to compa-
nies that we know have robust modeling
and simulation capabilities, and who can
help us define the capability gaps.
Brig SANDRY:
Q: My final question. If you had a magic
wand what is one thing would you want
to change tomorrow?
MGen SMYTH:
I would fix our networks, and the ability
to flow data between unclassified, protect-
ed, secret and top secret. Right now, that
backbone isn't in place sufficiently for the
data requirements we know are coming.
MGen YARKER:
Yeah do that and make sure it is protected.
Cmdre ARMSTRONG:
I would say alignment across industry and
in the military. I'd like one standard, all the
same, and understood by everybody.
LGen WRIGHT:
We need to continue the emphasis on fix-
ing our recruiting and improving our re-
tention so that we actually have the people
to operate the systems we're going to need
to move forward into the future.
Brig SANDRY:
Sirs, I think that will bring us to our con-
clusion. Thank you very for sharing your
candid thoughts.
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