FEATURES
20 A Joint Command Takes Shape Under Canada's First
Joint Forces Commander
LGen Darcy Molstad on standing up CJFC and what it means for
how Canada fights
28 Where Good Ideas Go to Wait
Three CAF officers on closing the gap between prototype
and fielded capability
32 The RCAF's $11.2 Billion Training Reset
Canada's aircrew training system has been running on contracts
written before most of the RCAF's new platforms existed. That
changes now.
40 ShipTech Forum 2026 Recap
By Norman Jolin
DEPARTMENTS
10 S I T R E P
Canada Hits NATO's 2% GDP Defence Spending Target; DIA Awards
Contract to Replace CAF Assault Rifles; NRC Invests $900M to
Accelerate Defence Innovation; Canada Hosts Charter Negotiations
for New Allied Defence Financing Institution; Canada Awards $32M
Space Surveillance Contract to MDA Space
By Vanguard Staff
G A M E C H A N G E R S
11 Scott Greenough, Director, Moose Jaw Operations, NFTC & FAcT
Transition, CAE Defence & Security
13 Annu Vaidya, Director, Business Development and Growth, Arcfield
Canada
50 T H E LA S T WO R D
The Challenges of a Sovereign Supply Chain
By Ian Mack
28 Where Good Ideas Go to Wait
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