Vanguard Features

		Strategic Advice The position of National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister may not carry the profile of its American counterpart, but it is no less important. Marie-Lucie Morin was appointed NSA and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet in November 2008 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
		Hemispheric Rift This June, during the fourth annual Kingston Conference on International Security, military leaders, government officials and academics will debate the impact of hemispheric neglect and what security challenges now face North America. Dr. Max G. Manwaring of the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, speaks about those challenges.
		Mission tested: Preparing the Army for 2021 Engaged in a complex asymmetrical conflict, its resources stretched and its people at a premium, the Army faces considerable challenges. In addition, the Land Force is also part of a major transformation project affecting the entire Canadian Forces. Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, spoke with associate editor Chris Thatcher about the effects of transformation, the Army’s vision beyond 2021, and the people it will need to get there.

Paris Air Show 2009

		Goose gets new avionics Ottawa-based Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology (MMIST) has struck a deal with Rockwell Collins, one of the largest manufactuers of communication and aviation electronics solutions, to provide the CQ-10A SnowGoose with the Athena 411 flight control and navigation system. The cargo UAV is a multipurpose aerial platform that autonomously delivers up to 575 pounds of cargo to up to six individual locations (for a feature article from 2007, see http://www.vanguardcanada.com/SupplyFromTheSkyBray).
		Magellan signs F-35 deal with BAE Systems Magellan Aerospace has expanded its work on the F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter. On Wednesday, the Mississauga-based company announced it had been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to provide the horizontal tail components. The contract calls for up to 1038 sets of horizontal tails over the life of the F-35. Magellan has had a role in the development of the F-35 program since its earliest stages in 2001.
		Looking for a UAV? So you’re a country trying to determine your unmanned system needs. Maybe it’s a tactical aerial vehicle (UAV) with missile capability for operations in a theatre like Afghanistan? Maybe it’s a family of UAVs for medium or high altitude surveillance along your border or coastlines? To which defence company do you turn? Everyone, it seems.
		Integrating UAVs into congested skies Most of us would step onto a high-speed train and think nothing of checking for the controller. Would we have the same level of comfort boarding a plane and seeing no pilot? “The convergence of manned and unmanned is happening much faster than expected,” says David Vos.
		Economic downturn doesn’t deter Canadian deals As goes the United States military industrial aircraft base, so goes much of the world’s military aircraft manufacturing. So speculation heading into the 100th anniversary of the Paris Air Show was on the numbers: would fewer companies attend? Would the number of deals – and the all important dollar figure – be down?

CANSEC 2009

Boeing signs IRB deals for ScanEgale program Boeing used the opening day of CANSEC to announce the first US$25 million in contracts to Canadian companies as part of its IRB commitment for Canada's order of the ScanEagle small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV).

BAE showcases CCV contender The RFP for a close-combat vehicle (CCV) may still be pending, but BAE Systems has partnered with DEW Engineering to advance its Hagglunds CV90 as a prime candidate for the program. For a clip, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1eGGyJ9fIE

NGRAIN makes Ottawa move With business for its unique task training software soaring, Vancouver-based NGRAIN announced at CANSEC that it would open an Ottawa regional office.

BAE supporting military families BAE Systems presented retired Lt. Gen. Bill Leach with a US $10,000 cheque for the Canadian Military Families Fund during CANSEC 2009.

In the News

Finding fires Four student teams competed in second UVS Canada competition to design, build and fly a UAV. The university teams, competing at CFB Gagetown in early May, were challenged to build a bird capable of assisting with forest fire fighting.

Space dollars? A report by the Ottawa-based Rideau Institute says that while Canada's space sector is eagerly waiting the Canadian Space Agency's strategic plan, experts are also anxiously watching the deteriorating state of the economy and fear it may affect the government's long-term strategy.

Acron's 3D modeller cracks eastern European market Ottawa-based Acron Capability Engineering has struck a distribution agreement with Millennium Gate Company of Prague, Czech Republic to distribute its 3D Modeller software in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.

Héroux-Devtek lands JSF contract Héroux-Devtek of Longueuil, QC, has been awarded a multi-year contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to manufacture complex structural machined parts and assemblies for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft (Joint Strike Fighter).

Air Force museum marks 25th Earlier this month, the National Air Force Museum of Canada marked its 25th anniversary with the opening of the Centennial of Flight Display, "From the Burgess-Dunne to the Globemaster III."

More industry news

Appointments

Diplomatic appointments for June Ruth Archibald will serve as High Commissioner to Barbados, with concurrent accreditation to the Commonwealth of Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The appointment was confirmed on June 20, one of 12 assignments announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade this month.

Canada's next man in Afghanistan William Crosbie has been appointed Canada's next ambassador to Afghanistan. He will assume the role later this summer from Ron Hoffmann to become the fifth head of mission in Kabul since Canada re-established diplomatic relations with Afghanistan in 2002.

New governors appointed to IDRC board Margaret Biggs, Elizabeth Parr-Johnston and Monte Solberg were appointed to the board of governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in May.

Dr. Adam Chowaniec named to OSI board Dr. Adam Chowaniec, an Ottawa tech executive, was elected to the board of directors of OSI Geospatial on May 28th.

Admiral Canada At a change of command ceremony in Ottawa May 13, Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson assumed the duties of Commander Canada Command from Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, who will become Chief of the Maritime Staff later this summer. Donaldson was recently promoted after serving as the director of staff for the Strategic Joint Staff at NDHQ.

New expeditionary commander On May 11, Lieutenant-General Marc Lessard accepted the responsibility of leading Canadian operations overseas, taking over as Commander of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM). He replaces Lt.-Gen. Michel Gauthier, the first to head the three-year old command.

Reports

Security Sector Reform: Haiti This inaugural edition of the Security Sector Reform Monitor, a publication of CIGI, focuses on Haiti, a country that has been subjected to various forms of security sector reform over the past two decades.

Trying pirates The Harper government's reluctance to take on the travails of trying Somali pirates, either here in Canada or in a third country, has prompted some criticism. Patrick Lennox of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary offers a solution that might satisfy both the government's and the critic's concerns. "An RCMP detachment could be placed aboard all Canadian warships...[to] take the lead of the policing element of the operations. They could also be more easily dispatched to a third country for extended periods to serve as credible witnesses in courts of law...[b]oth the navy and the Canadian government could be more assured of not running aground on human rights violations when detaining suspected pirates and delivering them to justice either at home or in a third country," he writes in a paper for the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute.

The Ottawa Agenda While President Obama may have expressed all the right sentiments towards Canada during his February visit, his first one hundred days in office suggests the need for a permanent campaign built on "smart partnerships" to advance Canadian interests with the United States, argues Colin Robertson of the Canada-US Engagement Project at Carleton University in an updated paper for CDFAI.

Worst of the worst Human rights violations occur on a daily basis the world over, but as Freedom House's annual survey of the most repressive regimes has uncovered yet again, some are worse than others.

Development for Afghans Despite the best of intentions, development projects in Afghanistan often lack the results frameworks required to assess their effectiveness. In a policy brief for CIPS, Nipa Banerjee ask and answers whether international aid investments have successfully created human, social and institutional capital in Afghanistan? And what does a review of human development and well-being and institutional capacity building programs in Afghanistan reveal?

Icy send off Among his final acts in office, George W. Bush issued a new Arctic region policy that, while hardly startling, might serve as an unfortunate "poke in the eye" to Canada, according to Scott Borgerson, a visiting fellow for ocean governance at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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