“CAF – Canadian Armed Forces”

Walking onto the floor of CANSEC, Canada’s largest defence show, in Ottawa late last month, one thing was impossible to miss: drones and autonomy are no longer the future of war. They are its present. Every ship, aircraft and vehicle came mounted with a rotor, a wing or a set of legs, trailing sensors. Behind them sat the consoles: fused displays of land, sea, air, space and cyber that give a commander a god’s-eye view of the battlefield and the power to point, click and send an autonomous machine to kill.

The federal government needs to be “wary” about deepening ties with China as a way of offsetting trade tensions with the United States, says retired Gen. Wayne Eyre, Canada’s former chief of the defence staff.

“We need to be very wary about pivoting to China at the expense of the U.S.,” Eyre said in an interview on CTV’s Question Period that aired on June 7, adding that the threat China poses to Canada “continues to evolve.”

A little over a month after the Pentagon revealed it had ordered a batch of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for several allied countries, including Canada, the Liberal government has now publicly acknowledged the purchase.

Defence Minister David McGuinty, in a statement on Tuesday, said 26 of the highly sought artillery systems will be acquired for the Canadian Army.

The $2.6-billion purchase is being made directly from the U.S. government and includes a preliminary operational stock of munitions, spare parts, training and support services.

OTTAWA – The secret weapon in South Korea’s bid to win the lucrative submarine contract is code named “Project Beaver.”

Facing market conditions that blocked it from bringing an electric vehicle plant to Canada, the South Koreans drafted a plan to manufacture hydrogen long-haul freight trucks and build dozens of charging stations in Canada, beginning in 2030. The proposal was submitted as part of Hanwha’s bid for the submarines, and the details were kept under wraps until now.

“Project Beaver” will use the technology developed by Hyundai Motors and transplant it to Canada.

The Canadian military believes patriotism, along with distinct uniforms and other benefits, could prompt members of the public to volunteer for a new 300,000-strong reserve force to be used in national emergencies.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan has been promoting the plan that would create a pool of volunteers who were minimally trained.

The Canadian Armed Forces is requiring members to disclose relationships of a personal nature with a subordinate.

Military personnel must from now on proactively report to their superior any “emotional, romantic, sexual or family relationship” that involve people of different rank, seniority, position or experience.

The directive covers both new and existing relations.

This is another Louise Arbour recommendation said to ease progress through the ranks of Women and I suppose Trannies.

Sounds like it will create more problems than it solves.