Commercial, business, military —  no matter your aviation sector, maintenance engineers are in demand.

Short around 2,500 aviators in the Regular and Reserve Force, the Air Force is adopting creative ways to attract a new generation — including highlighting its future as it celebrates its past.

With the current contracted fighter lead-in training program coming to an end in March 2024, and its replacement not expected to be ready until after 2030, the Air Force is turning to allies to help prepare its future fighter pilots.

For pilot candidates managing the stresses of an intense training program, coaching what’s between the ears is as important as technical and tactical skills.

In a degraded environment, Exercise Mobility Guardian gave AN RCAF airlift detachment the opportunity to test concepts of operations and Strengthen interoperability in a region CC-130Js and CC-150s rarely train.

On Ex Maple Resolve, 430 Squadron trialed concepts for refueling and operating in contested environments, and joined the opposition force flying mission profiles not employed in decades.

The RCAF is striving to gain operational advantage against peer adversaries by modernizing its capabilities and leveraging technology, but it’s limiting some operations during the transition to preserve a force that is still well below establishment.

We check in with Boeing and its Canadian “Team Poseidon” partners to analyze the P-8A offering for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, where interchangeability has become a recent recurring theme.

With a decision pending on the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System project, a Canadian team is flying NATO remotely piloted missions across the Atlantic.

Last year's RIMPAC exercise allowed Western forces to demonstrate the power and agility of integrated air and maritime assets, and was a first opportunity for many to participate in a massive multinational training event.