CANADIAN TODAY FALL 2019 | VOL. 3 | ISSUE 2 THIS ISSUE • Interview: LGen Wayne Eyre • Trialing new camouflage • Meet the Army Sergeant Major • Jungle warfare doctrine • Reserve cyber warriors • New guns: C6 and C20 • Unit cohesion in Latvia • Le « sans équipage » est en demande Intense pace of procurement DLR’s changes to project management PROUD SPONSOR OF CANADIAN TODAY C4ISR & BEYOND 2020 IN THIS ISSUE JANUARY 28, 2020 | THE WESTIN, OTTAWA FALL 2019 | VOL. 3 | ISSUE 2 THEME Canada’s partner for the design, development, integration and delivery 8 DUTY TO UNDERSTAND by Chris Thatcher LGen Wayne Eyre talks modernization, priorities, and the professional duty of military leaders to understand of C4ISR solutions to meet the needs of the Canadian Army. their operating environments. 12 STIMULUS POLICY by Chris Thatcher How the Directorate of Land Requirements moved a record number of procurement projects into options analysis in one year. 22 DISASTER RELIEF by Allan Joyner When the Ottawa River flooded the community of Constance Bay, the response by the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment was a model of Operation Lentus. 26 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE By Ian Coutts A Brazilian exchange officer is helping the Army develop its jungle warfare doctrine and train future specialists. 43 A CULTURE OF AUSTERITY by Bill Williams The culmination exercise on the road to high readiness, Maple Resolve challenged the Brigade with an austere environment and minimal resources. DEPARTMENTS 30 IN PROFILE by Ken Pole The job I wanted: CWO Stuart Hartnell has served in a parachute company and with Special Operations Forces, but Army Sergeant Major is his dream job. 58 RESERVE FORCE by Ian Coutts Final Drive: The Primary Reserve Army Operations Course is a key building block in the career of any Reserve officer. It’s a heck of a haul, but well worth it in the end. 72 SCIENCE & TECH by Dr. Yazan Qasrawi Battlefield geometry: How far is too far? A DRDC study assesses the limits of dispersion in Adaptive Dispersed Operations. 74 ON THE HORIZON Le « sans équipage » est en demande: Les véhicules terrestres sans pilote (VTSP) ont été plus lents à trouver de la traction que leurs homologues aériens, mais il est de plus en plus évident que cela change. On the Cover: Private Connor Hitzroth, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, leads civilians in a water crossing assault during Ex. Collaborative Spirit in September. Photo: Avr Melissa Gloude www.gdmissionsystems.ca CANADIAN ARMY TODAY | FALL 2019 3 CANADIAN TODAY IN THIS ISSUE FALL 2019 | VOL. 3 | ISSUE 2 FEATURES 18 THE TRIALS OF PROTOTYPE J by Chris Thatcher For a week in September, scientists and soldiers tested and validated a new camouflage pattern uniform against a range of operational backdrops. 34 DIGITAL CALL FOR FIRES by Chris Thatcher After a “rock star” moment at Bold Quest 19, the project team modernizing the complex process of joint fires is pursing a digital link with artillery. 38 BRIDGING A GAP by Richard Bray Few bridges are built in a day, but after several years of identifying solutions, the Army is about to deliver six new bridge and gap crossing systems. 40 UNIT COHESION by Chris Thatcher At first the narrative disparaged it; now it calls for crushing it. How the multinational battle group in Latvia has built resilience and resolve. 47 ON TARGET by Ken Pole Two new Colt weapons, the C6 A1-Flex general purpose machine gun and C20 sniper rifle, set new standards for accuracy and reliability. 50 INTO THE SIM par Richard Bray The flagship project of the Army’s Future Integrated Training Environment, LVCTS could be the backbone to networked simulation training. 52 TRAINING TO TRAIN by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher On the road to high readiness, Ex. Stalwart Guardian offers Regular Forces an opportunity to mentor and coach their Reserve counterparts. 56 CYBER WARRIORS by Bill Williams Exactly how they will be deployed is still being determined, but Army Reserve units have taken up the mission task of cyber operators. 62 MORE THAN JUST A TRUCK by Allan Joyner For a truck replacement project, the Light Utility Vehicle is almost as complex as any combat vehicle program. 64 WHAT NEXT FOR THE CARL G? by Ken Pole As the Army lays the groundwork for a new anti-armour, anti-structure weapon system, Saab explains its changes to the Carl Gustaf M4. 66 MICRO RECCE by Chris Thatcher When the Integrated Soldier System Suite delivers the second phase of the project, a handheld ISR platform may be part of the kit. 69 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by Chris Thatcher Before the Army can adopt AI-related applications, it will have to overcome barriers such as trust, explainability and validation. 4 CANADIAN ARMY TODAY | FALL 2019 CANADIAN ARMY TODAY | FALL 2019 5 ST Land Systems_Bronco 3 Canadian Army Print Ad Sep 2019_FA PATH_HR.pdf 1 18/9/19 2:00 PM CANADIAN TODAY EDITOR’S NOTE CONTRIBUTORS Indigenous Canadians comprise one of the Publisher & Editor: Christopher Thatcher fastest growing communities, according to Contributing Editor: Ken Pole Statistics Canada. Approximately 1.7 million people Contributing Editor: Ian Coutts identified as Indigenous in the 2016 census, about Contributing Editor: Allan Joyner five percent of the population and a massive increase of over 40 percent from a decade ago Contributing Writers: Richard Bray, Bill Williams, Yazan Qasrawi in 2006. At present, just three percent of the Photographers: Allan Joyner, Daniel Rogall Canadian Army’s Regular and Reserve members Contributing Photographers: 3 R22eR, Pte Jordyn Anderson, MCpl Malcolm self identify as Indigenous. Byers, Sgt Vincent Carbonneau, Cpl Nedia Coutinho, Cpl Simon Duchesne, Yet to meet future recruiting targets and continue to diversify, that will have Avr Justine Dusablon, Cpl Jay Ekin, MCpl Mélanie Ferguson, Avr Melissa to change. Convincing First Nations, Inuit and Metis youth of the value of Army Gloude, MCpl Chelsey Hutson, Avr Stéphanie Labossière, Cpl Genevieve technical skills and leadership training must be a core message of recruiting Lapointe, Cpl Morgan LeBlanc, Cpl Jordan Legree, Cpl Ryan Moulton, campaigns. Some of that is already resident in the Army’s summer training OS Alexandra Proulx, Cpl Martin Roy, AS Camden Scott, LS Erica Seymour, programs—Bold Eagle, Black Bear, Carcajou and Grey Wolf—that combine Roger Simard, Cpl Djalma Vuong-De Ramos C basic military qualification training with cultural awareness for Indigenous youth in different regions of the country. Content Coordination: Directorate of Army Public Affairs M One of the most vocal proponents will be the commander of the Canadian Graphic Design: Stoneway Creative Inc. Y Army. Among his many hats is Defence Team Champion for Indigenous Web Development: Wavelength Media CM Peoples. It’s not a recruitment role per se, but it can heavily influence how Social Media: Allan Joyner Productions MY the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) approaches the task. Advertising: Christopher Thatcher “The best way to describe [it] is advocacy for the Indigenous cause,” CY explained LGen Jean Marc Lanthier during Indigenous Awareness Week in CONTACT US CMY May, shortly before handing over command of the Army and the champion K role to LGen Wayne Eyre. We welcome article ideas and feedback. The commander is the “connective tissue” between organizations like Phone: 613-983-8141 the Defence Management Committee and the Armed Forces Council and Email: [email protected] Indigenous community leaders and members, and “can be a voice at the table Mail: 300 Greenbank Road, Unit 2, Ottawa, ON, K2H 0B6 and open doors for them,” he said. Web: www.canadianarmytoday.com As a land force with Regular or Reserve units in 127 communities across the country, the role is perhaps a logical one for the Army. But it’s also “one of the most rewarding champion roles you can get,” LGen Paul Wynnyk told FOLLOW US Lanthier when he passed the command torch. Lanthier isn’t Indigenous—he tried 23andMe’s DNA test to find out—but he immersed himself in the role to be an effective champion and “understand the importance of reconciliation, why this is critical to who we are … as a nation.” CdnArmyToday @CdnArmyToday The CAF is developing a reconciliation strategy for how it can better integrate Indigenous members, but one of the challenges will be reconciling SUBSCRIPTIONS differences such as traditional beliefs, healing practices and connection to community. “Those are the types of things that are obstacles for Indigenous [email protected] people joining the Forces,” he said. “They don’t feel their beliefs can be Canadian Army Today is published by Cremona Ink understood, their spirituality can be understood, and their traditions understood ISSN 2561-584X (Print) • ISSN 2561-5858 (Online) and respected. Those are important to them, so we have to understand.” Canadian Army Today is an independent publication and does not represent the views of the Canadian Army, the Canadian Armed Forces or the Department of National That will take a concerted effort. Defence. Editorial does not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. All material published remains the copyright of Cremona Ink. No part of this publication may be reproduced, in whole or in part, without written permission from the publisher. Chris Thatcher, Editor Printed in Canada. Publication Mail Agreement Number: 43470516 6 CANADIAN ARMY TODAY | FALL 2019 CANADIAN ARMY TODAY | FALL 2019 7 MCpl Elizabeth Inman mentors a member of the Jordanian Armed Forces Quick Reaction LGen Wayne Eyre conducts an after-action review with the participants in Force Female Engagement Team during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan in September. Ex. Collaborative Spirit in Petawawa in September. Photo: OS Alexandra Proulx Photo: Cpl Ryan Moulton DUTY TO UNDERSTAND Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre was surprised as anyone when he was asked to take command YOU RECENTLY SERVED AS THE DEPUTY COMMANDER OF UNITED been thinking, how does the Army manoeuvre in that space just below the NATIONS COMMAND IN KOREA, A VERY DIFFERENT DEPLOYMENT FROM threshold of armed con ict to achieve national aims, to precipitate behaviour of the Canadian Army in August.