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EDIToR-IN-CHIEF Terri Pavelic terrip@netgov.ca PUBLISHER AND EXECUTIVE EDIToR John Jones publisher@netgov.ca EDIToR Nestor Arellano nestora@netgov.ca cOnTriBuTOrs Jeffrey F. Collins Rob Hindley Dr. Jason Lacharite Lt. Col. (Ret'd) Richard Lacharite Terry Lindstrom Tim Page Jeffrey D. Rodney Nicole Verkindt 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 editorvanguard@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 JusT as iT Has Been in HOLiDaY's PasT, the advent of the New Year is filled with a mixture of uncertainty, a bit of anticipation and some hope. The winds of change are blowing and here in Canada just a mere few weeks ago, a new government has taken office and began to work. Understandably the defence and military industry is pondering what this new development will bring, especially following pronouncements that this time around it will no longer be "business as usual." There are a lot of questions but also expectations and a fair amount of hope if we are to go by what we saw at the recent Shipbuilding Technology Forum hosted by the Vanguard Media and the Shipbuilding Association of Canada. We saw government and military officials eager to share insights and information with members of the industry in the hopes of building greater understanding between the two groups. The overall message we got, from keynote speaker Patrick Finn, assistant dep- uty minister, Materiel with the DND, is that government will may be looking into some of the contracts opened by the previous government but he views the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy as an enabler for the industry. For those who were not able to make it to the event, this issue contains a small photo montage of the forum. You can also find additional features, videos and podcasts of the event on our site, www.VanguardCanada.com. In the topic of change, this issue of Vanguard focuses on the Arctic, ground zero for the climate changes that the earth is going through. As the icecap recedes in the Arctic the natural resources hidden under its frozen expanse for more than a millennium is gradually being revealed, and nations capable of do- ing so are racing towards these riches. Vanguard contains some astute analysis from several researchers and experts on the challenges facing the Canadian government and military in dealing with these Arctic ambitions as well a host of other global threats. We also have features stories covering the Arctic research by Canada's Na- tional Research Council as well as an update on some of the latest developments around Arctic icebreakers. Don't miss our story on the C-27J aircraft from Alenia Aermacchi and check out our Dashboard section that features an infographic of some of the contend- ers for the FWSAR program. We also have tons of photos of the light armoured tactical vehicle from Osh- kosh Defence which will be replacing the much loved Humvee. Industry expert Nicole Verkindt discusses the merits of in-service support contracts over the "sexier" acquisition contracts. Terri Pavelic, Editor-in-Chief e eDiTOr's NoTE 4 DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 www.vanguardcanada.com

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