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

 

[Kirkhill]

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

Pretty sure the word "risk" does not exist in the Canadian government versions of the OED.

 

[Kirkhill]

Ukrainian soldier holds up a sleek, green, dome-nosed drone interceptor no bigger than a house cat.

It’s a Russian FPV interceptor drone — captured just days ago.

“They copied our design,” says Konstantin, 27, deputy commander of an anti-air battery in the 3rd Assault Brigade.

“But they 3D-printed the whole thing in one piece. It’s faster, lighter, and dirt cheap to mass-produce.

”That single object sums up the brutal technological arms race now defining Europe’s biggest war since 1945.

Drones — both sides launch thousands every single day — have turned the 1,200 km front into a 15 km-deep automated kill zone. They scout, strike, and now hunt each other in mid-air.

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Ukraine invented cheap kamikaze interceptors in spring 2024 to swat Russia’s Geran-2 (Shahed-136) swarms out of the sky. A U.S. Patriot missile costs $3–4 million per shot. Ukraine’s homemade interceptor? Around $2,000.

For a while, Kyiv had the edge. Now Russia has not only caught up — it’s pulling ahead. The latest Russian attack drones are elementary but effective AI: infrared sensors, autonomous evasion routines, and fibre-optic cables that make them immune to jamming.

Ukrainian crews have to redesign countermeasures almost monthly.

“We adapt every four weeks, sometimes every two,” Konstantin says, surrounded by humming 3D printers and screens scrolling code.

“If you fall behind even one cycle, you start dying.

Russia Leaving "NATO Behind"! Ukrainian Soldier Sounds Alarm As Moscow Racing Ahead In Drone Tech

Ukrainian soldier holds up a sleek, green, dome-nosed drone interceptor no bigger than a house cat. It’s a Russian FPV interceptor drone — captured just days ago. “They copied our design,” says Konstantin, 27, deputy commander of an anti-air battery in the 3rd Assault Brigade. “But they...

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