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HMCS Harry Dewolf waits at anchor in Dundas
Harbour during Operation NANOOK. Photo: Pte
Brendan Gamache, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
P E R S P E CT I V E
16 GDLS: Driving Canada's Security and Sovereign Defence
Industrial Capabilities
25 Real-Time Innovations: Modernizing the OODA Loop for Today's
Threats, by John Breitenbach
34 Thales: Countering Modern-Day Threats: The Thales GM200
Multi-Mission/Compact Radar, a Force Multiplier for the
Canadian Army
36 Aliter Technologies: Advancing Tactical Communications and
Mission-Ready ICT Solutions
38 J-Squared Technologies: Zero Voice Data Loss (ZVDL): Unified
Communications for All Military Platforms, by Cheyane Wicks
40 IAI: Revolutionizing Airborne Maritime Surveillance:
The C-catcher (ELM-2025) AESA Radar
50 Canada is not equipped to defend its Arctic