Vanguard – Canada's Defence & Security

The Shipbuilding Association of Canada is calling on the Liberal government to proceed with the signing of a contract to acquire a temporary supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Early this month reports began circulating that the Liberals would put on hold plans initiated by the Conservatives in 2014 called Project Resolve wherein a subsidiary of the Chartier Davie Canada shipyard in Levis, Quebec would be tapped to refit a...

What to do with the Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be top of mind for some 300 security experts from 60 countries that gathered today in Nova Scotia for the Halifax International Security Forum.
The annual international gathering of government, military and academic experts, authors and entrepreneurs held by an independent, non-profit group based in Wash. D.C. has often been referred to as the “Davos of international security.”...

The United States Army has taken an interest in fuel-cell technology and is working with General Motors to modify the auto maker’s Chevrolet Colorado mid-sized pickup truck to run on a commercial hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.
The Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Centre (TARDEC) will expose the vehicle to daily military conditions during a span of 12 months as part of its evaluation of the fuel cell technology....

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) today announced two new turbo cent more power but consume five per cent less fuel.
The new engines are the latest in P&WC’s line of PT6A engines. The family of turboprop engines was first introduced some 50 years ago. There are now some 70 PT6A engine variants today used for 125 different aircraft applications around the world...