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The Vanguard Podcast

The Vanguard Podcast

Hosted by Vanguard Canada

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Episodes

203

Latest episode

May 2026

Language

EN

About the show

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 military policy and practice, through interviews with leading practitioners and contributions from renowned experts, including representatives from industry. The Vanguard Podcast follows in the footsteps of this great history and seeks to serve the Canadian Government by providing clear and concise information to educate on policy, trends, and industry news.

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May 20, 202633 min

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 environments, immersive training technologies are moving from the margins to the centre of readiness planning. In ...

May 15, 202618 min

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 Development Bank of Canada (BDC), to explore why business readiness—not just technology or equipment—is becoming one of t...

April 22, 202618 min

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 Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training must evolve from isolated systems into a fully integrated enterpri...

April 15, 202620 min

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 environments grow more complex, the way militaries train must transform just as rapidly. In this episode of Vanguard Radio...

April 10, 202620 min

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 focus: are training systems keeping pace with the platforms they are meant to support? In this episode of Vanguard ...

February 23, 202627 min

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 sits down with Derek Buxton, VP Business Development & Ottawa at Vard Marine Inc., for an in-depth discussion on th...

January 15, 202613 min

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 Schaub, Chief Solution Architect at NETSCOUT, to explore how next-generation sensor strategies are reshaping cyb...

January 11, 202622 min

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 Chris Pogue—President, Defence & Space at Calian and a retired Royal Canadian Air Force officer—to explore how Canada...

December 3, 202518 min

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 sits down with one of the world's most experienced F-35 test pilots: Andrew "Bundy" Soundy, Chief Test Pilot for the...

November 16, 202522 min

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, for a deep and timely conversation about what's next for Canada's submarine future—and why sustainment is just as imp...

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