Podcast: Conversation with Tony March, CEO of Babcock Canada, at CANSEC
5 June 2026 Tony March, CEO of Babcock Canada, sat down with Stewart Webb on the 2nd day of CANSEC – 28 May 2026. They discussed the government’s renewed interest…
CANSEC 2026: Optimism and Trepidation
4 June 2026 CANSEC comes at the end of May every year, but this one was very different from previous ones. The event is held by the Canadian Association for…
LaFlesche: From Oka’s Shadow to Canada’s Defence Supply Chain
26 May 2026 *Article submitted ahead of CANSEC 2026 by LaFlesche Thirty-six years after Canadian troops deployed on Mohawk territory, a precision manufacturer from Kahnawàːke is supplying components to General…
Podcast – Canadian Defence Procurement: F-35s, Gripens and Submarines – Oh My
21 April 2026 Stewart and Chris talk about a requested topic: Canadian Defence Procurement. Now, many wanted a show-off discussion between the F-35 and the Gripen, but we wanted to…
Ajax will force the UK to submit into continuing the programme
16 December 2025 For those classicists, Ajax was notable for his abundant strength and courage, especially in his duels with Hector at the Battle of Troy. He was known as…
Report – From the Depths: Getting the Victoria-class Submarine Replacement Right
28 October 2025 For multiple governments, the Victoria-class submarine fleet has been a procurement curse. The subs have been on land more than at sea, undergoing extensive refits and numerous…
Putin’s Victory Day Speech: Tepid, but There’s a Rising Scapegoat
10 May 2022 President Putin marked the first Victory Day celebration since their invasion of Ukraine. Obviously, the usual pomp and circumstance of a military parade in Red Square occurred.…
Mackenzie Institute Report: Returning to Port: A Needed Course Correction to Keep the National Shipbuilding Strategy off the Rocks
9 May 2017 – Victoria/Toronto, CA by Stewart Webb” Today, the Mackenzie Institute published “Returning to Port: A Needed Course Correction to Keep the National Shipbuilding Strategy off the Rocks”.…
Book Watch: Charlie Foxtrot: Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada
Review by Chris Murray 9 January 2017 – London, UK Charlie Foxtrot: Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada By Kim Richard Nossal; Dundurn, 2016. CDN $19.99 ISBN-10: 1459736753 ISBN-13: 978-1459736757 It…
Weekly Recap: F-35’s gaps can be filled by other aircraft
22 August 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb News about the F-35 seems to be a daily reminder of how it has gone vastly awry. We are reminded that…