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The Vanguard Podcast

Terri Pavelic

Vanguard is Canada’s oldest trade journal of record that provides a forum for Canada’s security and defence community, discussing strategic perspectives and overviews of government and milit...

Episodes

20 of 219 episodes

TKMS's take on developing a sovereign Canadian sub program

TKMS campaign manager Holger Isbrecht discusses what comes after TKMS was named preferred supplier for Canada’s Patrol Submarine Project. He...

10:26Oct 26, 2026

Why the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has a new defence task force

As Canada embarks on its largest defence spending increase in decades, the stakes are high for local communities, so the Canadian Federation...

12:45Oct 21, 2026

Readiness is everything: Serco's Maryse Carmichael

In a world where military readiness is paramount, how do we prepare our forces for the rapidly evolving battlefield? Join host Steve Laduran...

17:31Oct 14, 2026

Babcock CEO Tony March

Canada’s submarine future hinges on one thing most people never see: the sprawling sustainment machine that keeps a fleet safe, available, a...

12:46Oct 7, 2026

What it takes to maintain a submarine fleet

What does it take for Canada to effectively sustain its Victoria-class submarines? In this episode of the Vanguard Defense Podcast, Steve La...

28:37Sep 30, 2026

Telesat's race to solve one of the hardest military problems in Canada

Canada is racing to fix one of its hardest military problems: reliable communications in the Arctic. Bgen (retd) Michael Adamson explains ho...

17:38Sep 22, 2026

The New Vanguard Defence

The relaunched Conversations with Vanguard Defense opens with a look at what happens when a veteran journalist steps into one of Canada’s mo...

9:15Aug 21, 2026

Training the Future Force : AI Advantage & Scalable Simulation For Readiness

As Canada's defence ecosystem looks for faster, smarter, and more scalable ways to prepare personnel for increasingly complex operational en...

33:54May 20, 2026

Beyond the Battlefield: Why Business Readiness Is the Real Backbone of Defence

In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sits down with Peter Dawe, Vice President of Defence Strategy at Business Developm...

18:39May 15, 2026

Serco - Integrating People, Processes & Technology to Deliver LVC as an Enterprise

Vanguard Radio host J. Richard Jones welcomes Charlie Tucker, Solutions Engineer, Serco North America , for an in-depth conversation on how...

18:29Apr 22, 2026

The Next Generation of Warfighter Training

Interview with Jay Ballard, Vice President of Defence-Learning at Calian Defence Canada. As global threats evolve and operational environmen...

20:01Apr 15, 2026

It's Time to Rethink Canada's Military Training

As Canada accelerates defence spending and advances a new era of military recapitalization, one critical question is coming into sharper foc...

20:46Apr 10, 2026

Icebreakers, NSS 2.0 and Exporting Canadian Ship Design

Interview with Derek Buxton, VP Business Development & Ottawa, Vard Marine Inc. In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones si...

27:59Feb 23, 2026

The Unified Sensor Advantage: Powering the Mission

Interview with Karl Schaub, Chief Solution Architect, Netscout In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sits down with Karl...

13:11Jan 15, 2026

Guardians of the North

Interview with Chris Pogue, President, Defence & Space, Calian In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sits down with Chri...

22:03Jan 11, 2026

What Canadian pilots can expect from the 5th generation F-35

Interview with Andrew "Bundy" Soundy, F-35 Test Pilot, Lockheed Martin In this special episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sit...

18:24Dec 3, 2025

Delivering an All-Encompassing and Sovereign Canadian Sustainment Solution

In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sits down with Sheldon Gillis, MSC, CD , CPSP Campaign Lead at Babcock Canada , fo...

22:44Nov 16, 2025

Leadership Under Pressure: Managing Complex Defence Projects

When the stakes are high and the timeline is tight, what does leadership look like? In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jone...

15:38Oct 30, 2025

Canada's Newest Defense Supplier is One of the World's Oldest

Safran is a name that is synonymous with aerospace and defense innovation and now, this global powerhouse is deepening its roots in Canada....

15:28Oct 24, 2025

EllisDon: Supporting Canada's Defence Strategy through Capability and Collaboration

In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones speaks with Chris Lane , Senior Vice President and Area Manager at EllisDon Corpor...

11:23Oct 22, 2025