Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR
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16 44 18 36 FEATURES 12 Risk and resilience Mitigating threats to the Canadian Armed Forces An interview with LCol (Ret'd) Nick Martyn 16 CFDS Beyond its "best before" date by George Macdonald 18 C4ISR and beyond Connecting the Joint agenda by LGen Stu Beare 24 C4ISR and beyond A conference in pictures by Amy Allen 26 C4ISR and beyond A system-of-systems challenge by Chris Thatcher 32 Mobile geospatial data Changing the way we conduct operations an interview with Esri's Pierre Bilodeau and Garnet Hunter 36 Best value Finding the balance in the Surface Combatant by Louise Mercier 38 RIMPASSE A quest for signature management by Vanguard Sta 42 Liberty and security Lessons from The Walking Dead by Col (Ret'd) Bruce Jackson DEPARTMENTS 6 SITREP: Developing procurement data 8 INSIDE INDUSTRY: The F-35 and Super Hornet value propositions 44 EDGE OF TECH: New mission capabilities from small systems 46 THE LAST WORD: The new procurement mess SPONSORED 22 Thales Canada Strengthen C4ISR superiority through innovation 30 MDA Why strategic defence procurement is good for Canada WWW.VANGUARDCANADA.COM IT'S IN THE ARCHIVES Missed an issue? Misplaced an article? You'll fi nd them all online: interviews with government, military and industry leaders, and articles on the programs and policies of Canada's security and defence community. LETTERS We welcome feedback on articles and story ideas. Email editorvanguard@netgov.ca. THE FORUM FOR CANADA'S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COMMUNITY www.vanguardcanada.com FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 Publication Mail Registration Number: 40052410 RESILIENCE RESILIENCE AND RISK MITIGATING THREATS TO OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY C4ISR: Connecting the Joint Agenda Mobility and GIS Best Value for the Surface Combatant Lessons from The Walking Dead COVER STORY Members from HMCS Toronto's naval boarding party train on the upper decks during a training exercise in January during Operation ARTEMIS. Photo: LS Dan Barda. C CONTENTS www.vanguardcanada.com FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 3 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 Canada's Fixed Wing SAR aircraft are overdue to be replaced. Every day, SAR crews put their lives at risk without question to keep Canadians safe. They deserve the tools to do the job effectively and safely. They need a PROVEN, RELIABLE, AND LOW RISK SOLUTION. The United States Coast Guard, Portuguese Air Force, Chilean Navy and Royal Oman Air Force, among many others, refused to burden their crews with developmental or experimental solutions. They insisted on getting the best of proven technology. They chose Airbus Military. WANT A REFERENCE FROM SOME OF THE WORLD LEADERS IN SAR? JUST ASK THEM. The C295, with more than 20% Canadian content, will be supported by Discovery Air and Vector Aerospace. Find out more information at www.c295.ca Airbus Military, Astrium and Cassidian join forces for the success of your critical missions Vanguard.indd 1 15/01/2014 12:49:47