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THE FORUM FOR CANADA'S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COMMUNITY
JUNE / JULY 2016 | VOLUME 22 | NUMBER 4
INNOVATORS &
TRAILBLAZERS
See page 5
PLUS:
PILOT VS. PILOT
The F-35 Lighting II and F/A 18
Super Hornet as seen through the
eyes of two ex-RCAF fighter pilots
TALKING TECH
Wideband HF has be transformed
into a formidable technology
THE CSC
CHARTING
A COURSE FOR
In thIs Issue
The Canadian Surface Combatant program is arguably one
of the largest procurement programs of the military in recent
years. What should the government do to prevent it from
running into rough waters?
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June/JuLY 2016
Features
24 Irving's "unsolicited" proposal
Is $300 million for a custom support ship and crew,
a good deal?
By Nestor Arellano
30 a killer weapon for the csc
Atlas Elektronik proposes a anti-torpedo torpedo
By Nestor Arellano
32 getting a grip
The government announces a new Canadian Surface
Combatant game plan
By Nestor Arellano
36 troop exercises
Canada takes part in RIMPAC 2016
By Nestor Arellano
5 game changers
Dr. Alice B. Aiken, of the Canadian Institute for Military
and Veteran Health Research
7 game changers
Jonathan "Lee" Obst of Rockwell Collins Canada
9 game changers
Roman Gr. Maev of the Institute for Diagnostic
Imaging Research
departments
6 sItrep: BlackBerry's Pentagon contract,
wonky welds on subs and more
28 dashboard: Potential CSC program contenders
34 technoLogY watch: This is not your
daddy's HF
46 the Last word: The Liberal's two options
for steering the CSC program
