LGen Wright - Drones in the Canadian Army

[Kirkhill]

A new article in the Walrus from Wesley Wark. A long interview with CCA LGen Wright on getting drones into the Army in a hurry and potential impacts on structure. Short form: Drones for everyone everywhere and encourage bottom up experimentation.

Canadian Army to “Flood the Zone” with Drones, Commander Says | The Walrus

In a candid interview, Lieutenant General Wright outlines plans to dramatically overhaul how the military fights

thewalrus.ca

Here's a link to a previous Warh article.

Post in thread 'Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF'

3 Oct 2025

Great Wesley Wark article on "drones" in the Walrus.

How Canada Squandered Its Drone Lead | The Walrus

We slipped from pioneer to bystander, but the war in Ukraine is forcing a reboot

thewalrus.ca

• Kirkhill

 

[Remius]

A new article in the Walrus from Wesley Wark. A long interview with CCA LGen Wright on getting drones into the Army in a hurry and poyential impacts on structure. Short form: Drones for everyone everywhere and encourage bottom up experimentation.

Canadian Army to “Flood the Zone” with Drones, Commander Says | The Walrus

In a candid interview, Lieutenant General Wright outlines plans to dramatically overhaul how the military fights

thewalrus.ca

Here's a link to a previous Warh article.

Post in thread 'Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF'

3 Oct 2025

Great Wesley Wark article on "drones" in the Walrus.

How Canada Squandered Its Drone Lead | The Walrus

We slipped from pioneer to bystander, but the war in Ukraine is forcing a reboot

thewalrus.ca

• Kirkhill

Can confirm that this is actually taking shape.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Can also confirm, from the perspective of a manufacturer.

As stated in this testimony, the road to deploying drones for the CAF is substantially harder than it is for Ukraine, SOCOM, etc. That is part of what leads to the steady outflow of Canadian IP to (mostly) American companies who then charge Canada for the finished product that is a result of that IP.

Canada first is as much about conscious decisions to buy Canadian early......and to focus further up the value chain of innovation