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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Terri Pavelic terrip@netgov.ca PUBLISHER AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR John Jones publisher@netgov.ca EDITOR Jason McNaught jasonm@netgov.ca CONTRIBUTORS Christyn Cianfarani, Sue Dabrowski, Steve Daly, Eric Lerhe, Meghan Spilka O'Keefe, Edward Speicher, Nicole Verkindt, Stewart Webb EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD LGen (Ret'd) George Macdonald VAdm (Ret'd) Greg Maddison LGen (Ret'd) Michel Maisonneuve Ambassador Graham Green SALES VP CONTENT & BUSINESS STRATEGY Marcello Sukhdeo (905) 727-4091 ext. 224 marcellos@netgov.ca MARKETING DIRECTOR Mary Malofy ART & PRODUCTION ART DIRECTOR Elena Pankova SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADDRESS CHANGES CIRCULATION SERVICES Mary Labao circulation@netgov.ca Publisher's Mail Agreement: 40052410 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to circulation dept. 23-4 Vata Court, Aurora, ON L4G 4B6 Vanguard magazine is published 6 times per year by Promotive Communications Inc. All opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher or any person or organization associated with the magazine. Letters, submissions, comments and suggested topics are welcome, and should be sent to assoceditor@netgov.ca REPRINT INFORMATION: Reproduction or photocopying is prohibited without the publisher's prior written consent. High quality reprints of articles and additional copies of the magazine are available through circulation@netgov.ca PRIVACY POLICY: We do not sell our mailing list or share any confidential information on our subscribers. VANGUARD OFFICE 23-4 Vata Court, Aurora, ON L4G 4B6 Phone: (905) 727-4091 Fax: (905) 727-4428 IN SEPTEMBER, I was pleased to have attended DEFSEC in Halifax. Vanguard has been with Canada's East Coast defence show since its early days, and this year Colin Stephenson and his dedicated team put on the best one to date. Now that Irving Shipbuilding has put their torches to steel in the first stages of construction for the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships program, progress can be measured in something other than signed contracts. And while it's nice to see the physical side of the NSPS come to life, the work is far from over. Those companies exhibiting at DEFSEC this year certainly know that; in fact, I was surprised at the strong presence of Atlantic-based defence SMEs this year. According to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the region's aerospace and defence sector saw exports skyrocket 189 per cent from 2001 to 2008. While in Nova Scotia, Vanguard editor Jason McNaught and I had the chance to visit Lockheed Martin's Maritime Advanced Training and Test Site (MATTS) facility just across The Narrows in Dartmouth. McNaught writes about the ex- perience later in "Inside Industry," and it comes up again in his feature on the Canadian Surface Combatant program. As you'll learn, MATTS plays a more important role in our naval programs than testing and training. One of the most interesting finds in Vanguard this month is the research con- ducted by the NRC's Chris Kingston and Benoit Simard (on the cover). Both these men are outpacing NASA in the race to bring better, stronger and lighter materials to the defence industry, so you'll be very interested in learning about what's sitting in their lab right now. I began this note speaking about an event and I'm going to end the same way. On December 8, Shipbuilding Association Canada and Vanguard Media will be hosting the second annual Shipbuilding Technology Forum at the law offices of BLG in Ottawa. The theme for this event is: "Preparing for Growth through Export." I've said this before, but the future of shipbuilding in Canada cannot be left solely in the hands of government. If industry is going to capitalize on the opportunity that the NSPS presents, it must be done together. I encourage you to attend, and to share your ideas. You can find the details of this event at shipbuildingforum.ca Terri Pavelic, Editor-in-Chief E EDITOR'S NOTE 4 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 www.vanguardcanada.com

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