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Papers

From time to time RUSI (NS) produces papers intended for publishing in academic journals.

Papers 

We Have No Air Defence For Our Army – Why?

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Army

by Murray Lee Introduction Fact: the Canadian Army does not have a capability to defend itself against air attack, either

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The RCAF and Canada Need a Bomber Squadron – A Large Water Bomber Squadron

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCAF

by Colonel Murray Lee, CD, RCAF (ret’d) Background Today and for years in the future, the world and especially Canada

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The Princess Louise Fusiliers Diversity Soldier Experience Program

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces

by Second Lieutenant Ahmed Elkar and Captain Michael Gray Background In the fall of 2020, the Commanding Officer of the

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Why Pilot Training Production for the RCAF is Failing and Why are Pilot Losses Mounting

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCAF

Background Prior to the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1966, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) maintained

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A Case for Canadian Forces eLearning – Using New Technologies

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces

Historical Overview In the post-1960s Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) most training courses consisted of lock-step instructor-led lessons with slides, where

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Urban Search and Rescue

August 28, 2020September 2, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces, emergency management

By Peter Ziobrowski The recent explosion in Biuret Lebanon has overwhelmed local resources, and countries from around the world have

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Investigating military aircraft crashes

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCAF

Nova Scotia has been hard hit recently.  As of May 22, 58 Nova Scotians had passed away as victims of COVID-19;

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Canadian News Coverage During COVID-19

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments information operations

By Laken Crowell Introduction Like a puppet on a string.  The news media control its audiences’ thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. 

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Papers Security Affairs 

Recruiting and Retention in the Canadian Armed Forces

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces

Introduction One of the latest defence policy initiatives states that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recruiting process will be reformed

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The Canadian North, our Airspace, its Surveillance, Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue – Is Canada doing enough?

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Arctic, RCAF

by Murray Lee and Ed Young With the onset of global warming, more and more of Canada’s north is becoming

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F-35 Strengths and Vulnerabilities

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments defence policy, RCAF

An article by Kyle Rempfer in Air Force Times, 20 February 2019, entitled “Air Force Chief defends F-35A against critics,

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