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12 34 16 www.vanguardcanada.com It's In the archIves Missed an issue? Misplaced an article? You'll find 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 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 22 | NUMBER 5 GAME ON: USING VR AND ONLINE GAME TECH TO TRAIN SOLDIER INNOVATORS & TRAILBLAZERS See page 5 Publication Mail Registration Number: 40052410 WWW.VANGUARDCANADA.COM PLUS: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GEN. JONATHAN H. VANCE, CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF The CDS talks about adjusting the military's personnel policies to meet the demands of the present milieu TECHNOLOGY WATCH Exporting Canada's best technologies abroad In thIs Issue Technologies previously confined to the game room are increasingly making their way into the training facilities of various military forces around the globe. In this issue, Vanguard takes a look at how military training is being transformed by virtual reality, LVC and other trends. c contents www.vanguardcanada.com AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 3 august/sePtemBer 2016 Features 12 taPvs expected to roll into gagetown soon New armoured vehicles will replace the RG-31 Nyala and the Coyotes By Nestor Arellano 18 defence Policy review considerations: canada's army The strategic utility of Canada's land forces cannot be realized unless the missions and mandates assigned and the qualities and capabilities of the Army are real, relevant and credible By Lt. Gen (ret'd) Stuart Beare 24 Interview with gen. Jonathan h. vance, chief of defence staff "We need to learn from the fact that if we want to draw from the best across the country, we are going to have employer-of-choice kind of ideas," --CDS. By Lt. Gen. (ret'd) Michel Maisonneuve 30 Fixing Procurement One of the central procurement problems of the last decade is a mismatch between the procurement workload and the capacity of the procurement system to maintain it By David Perry 36 making canada's role in nato more effective Without Canada's membership NATO would be less a community and more a huddled mass of European states under American protection By Julian-Lindley French 5 game changers Scott Dewis of RaceRocks 3D Inc. 7 game changers Ian Glenn of ING Robotic Aviation Inc. 9 game changers David "Jake" Jacobson of Babcock Canada Inc. dePartments 6 sItreP: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signals a realignment of Canada's mission 10 dashBoard: Simulation and Training 42 technoLogY watch: Exporting Canada's best technology abroad 46 the Last word: Time to get serious about cybersecurity