INTERVIEW: by Chris MacLean
Lieutenant-General Steve Lucas, Repositioning the Air Force
With the aim of finding out just where the Air Force fits into the equation for combatting the new threat faced by Canada and her allies, FrontLine had the recent privilege of speaking with CAS to discuss these new challenges…

INTERVIEW: by Chris MacLean
Brigadier-General Dwayne Lucas, Positively Awesome OWSM
Managing a budget of about $1.26 billion annually, and overseeing a force of about 1200 personnel to execute the tasks, BGen Dwayne Lucas now tells us about the revolutionary Optimized Weapons System Management, better known among his staff as “Awesome.”

GUEST EDITORIAL: by Howard Marsh
Focus on Military Capabilities First
The Department of National Defence has long suffered from funding various regional development projects. Cabinet will need to be restrained from using major transformation objectives as the means to rebuild or assist ailing regional economies…

OP-ED: by Don McLeod
Canada's Air Force vs Defence Priorities
Canada’s new Defence Policy is a bold and innovative approach to peace and security in the 21st century. For the first time in a long time, the CF has that operational expertise to accomplish its roles. However…

OP-ED: by LCdr John Morrison
C4ISR. How far will it go?
With Command and Control, nothing else matters – what we really need is leadership. Command and Control (C2) is the central core of any operation…

AIR FORCE REPORT: by Peter Pigott
Airlift Contenders
There is a growing demand for military transport aircraft. In new aircraft alone, the world’s Air Forces will take delivery of 922 transports valued at US$53 billion. FrontLine reviews three heavy airlift contenders for the Canadian Forces requirement: Lockheed Martin's C-130J; Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III; and Airbus Military’s A400M.

GLOBAL VIEW: by Major James Simiana
Operation Safari
There are 16 currently-deployed CF operations around the world at this time, most of them similarly small missions, Sudan's Op Safari is another instance of Canada’s military playing to its strengths…

M&S : SERIES STRATEGY: by Dennis (Doc) Hopper
Air Force M&S Trends
In our special “Simulation Series,” FrontLine offers a wide selection of articles covering Modelling and Simulation (M&S) in the Canadian Defence and Security environments. A number of trends have become apparent, such as the tremendous increase in capabilities, the affordability of these new technologies and the innovation and adaptability for application in these sectors…

M&S : UNINHABITED ENVIRONMENT: by MGen John Leech
UAVs Go ‘Joint’
Last fall, in an outline of the future vision for Air Force transformation, LGen Ken Pennie, then Chief of the Air Staff, announced that the need for high-quality real-time intelligence will lead the Air Force into an unprecedented focus on multi-sensor-equipped, uninhabited aerial vehicles. You may think that a story about UAVs is a story about the Air Force, but it’s not that simple…

M&S : R&D ENVIRONMENT: by LCol Rick Hanna and Dr. Ingar Moen
S&T Enables Air Force M&S
The defence technology investment strategy identifies Simulation & Modeling for Acquisition, Requirements, Rehearsal, and Training (SMARRT) as a key R&D activity for enabling the development of future force concepts and identifying future capabilities…

M&S: SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT: by LCol R.E. Rick Thompson
Air Force Modeling, Simulation & Training
Numerous M&S projects, sponsored by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), are intended to increase air power capabilities affordably and effectively. These projects are coordinated via the annual CAS Planning Guidance, through linkages between the various projects, and with unifying events and exercises..…

M&S: TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: by Paula O’Shea
Training on-the-go
Readily available and cost effective new technologies make it possible to apply simulation to all phases of training – from development through to delivery, management, and training support. These technologies can provide training in both the typical classroom setting, and “on-the-go.”…

M&S: LIFE CYCLE: by Mike Greenley
Defence Simulation: More than a Training Technology
Definition, acquisition, operation, and support of defence systems are discussed in terms of the “life cycle.” The business case for live, virtual, and constructive simulation-based training technologies is typically solid and includes key factors such as…

LEST WE FORGET: by Dave Brown
The Canadian War Museum
The new Canadian War Museum is off to a good start in that it shows us much more than the old one. It’s certain to someday be interesting when it grows up and learns to speak…