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Keeping Canada safe Canada’s current military are dozens of Canadian firms with and industry still lack formal procurement models and cyber-defence expertise that could mechanisms to communicate, levels of industry-government be leveraged by the Department collaborate and build trust – and co-operation have not kept pace of National Defence (DND) as it procurement cycles can take years. with the unprecedented ‘speed invests billions in cyber-defence “Our adversaries can deploy of cyber’ and could compromise programmes and procurements new cyber capabilities in a national security if left over the next decade. The report matter of months, or even days,” unaddressed, is the conclusion of notes, however, that government said Cianfarani. “For Canada a new report from the Canadian to win on the cyber-enabled Association of Defence and battlefield, Canadian government Security Industries (CADSI). and industry must collaborate The report, entitled From intentionally, the way our allies Bullets to Bytes: Industry’s Role in do. Now is the time to lean on Preparing Canada for the Future Canada’s national security of Cyber Defence, outlines some innovation base and overhaul of the challenges associated the procurement process to with preparing and equipping work at cyber-speed.” the Canadian Armed Forces CADSI’s report outlines a for a modern battlefield path forward, offering five where the physical and core recommendations digital are seamlessly that the association merged. believes will move “Warfare has changed,” Canada’s military towards said CADSI president cyber-readiness. These Christyn Cianfarani. “Our include setting up a military is moving rapidly secure Canadian cyberinto a future where cyberdefence network to defence will be essential facilitate collaboration, for protecting Canada and increasing the pool of Canadian military missions available experts to be abroad. used as cyber reservists, “How industry and and overhauling the government work together government’s classification and get decisive cyber system and capabilities technologies into the hands database. of Canadian soldiers and intelligence agencies must change, too.” Based on a year of research and 70 “How industry and government work together and get interviews with decisive cyber technologies into the hands of Canadian government, military and industry leaders soldiers and intelligence agencies must change” in the field, the report – christyn cianfarani confirms that there
Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist LD active protection system has been mounted on the LAV 8x8 6.0 MRV
Enhanced protection continued from page 1 System (GNSS) signals of UAS operations, to defeat the threat. The solution can be integrated with third-party battlemanagement systems, and using a standard tactical link, the mobile platform can communicate and provide feedback to any remote command and control system, enabling greater situational awareness and enhanced battlefield effectiveness. GDLS-Canada spokesperson Doug Wilson-Hodge told the CANSEC Show Daily: “The LAV 6.0 MRV demonstrates that GDLS-Canada is ready to respond to current Armoured Combat Support Vehicle programme requirements. “Incorporating CUAS and APS technologies on the same vehicle also demonstrates that General Dynamics is anticipating future threats and the capability requirements for the protection of the LAV platform.”
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