7 mars 2024 | International, Terrestre

State of Canadian Armed Forces' combat readiness growing worse, government report warns | CBC News

Only 58 per cent of the Canadian Armed Forces would be able to respond if called upon in a crisis by NATO allies right now — and almost half of the military's equipment is considered "unavailable and unserviceable" — says a recent internal Department of National Defence presentation obtained by CBC News.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-canadian-armed-forces-europe-1.7135390

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    6 juillet 2020 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

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