Investigating military aircraft crashes
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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RCAF
The Canadian North, our Airspace, its Surveillance, Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue – Is Canada doing enough?
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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The RCAF Needs a Quick Ending to the Search for a New Fighter
Isn’t it time for Canadians, and I mean the public and elected politicians, to urge the government into expediting the
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RCAF Squadron Numbers
Modern squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) have 400-series numbers, e.g., 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron. To understand why,
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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
The Security Affairs Committee (SAC) of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia is monitoring progress of initiatives listed
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F-35 Strengths and Vulnerabilities
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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New Air Surveillance System
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) is a new surveillance technology designed to help modernize the air transportation system. It
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Pilot Retention – Some Reminiscences
The article “Clock ticking as Royal Canadian Air Force looks to stop hemorrhaging experienced pilots” is a 10 February 2019
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Refuelling RCAF Aircraft Post-2020
For the past several years, the topic of a CF-188 Hornet fighter fleet replacement has been the bane of both
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The Challenges of Introducing New Capabilities
Commodore Craig Baines, Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic, and Colonel Peter Allan, Commander 12 Wing, will speak on the challenges of
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Positioning The Appreciation To Fit Preconceived Notions
There was an interesting and timely article in the Autumn 2016 edition of the Canadian Military Journal concerning the 1975-79
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