The Canadian Business of War: CANSEC
The Canadian Business of War: CANSEC
If you’re a national army in the market for a brand spanking new jet, smart rifle, or drone, you might consider checking out CANSEC, Canada’s premier defense trade show.
While Canada is known as a peacekeeping nation and for βturning down (publicly, at least) George Bush’s invitation to invade Iraq in the “Coalition of the Willing,” military exports βare booming as of late.
And every year at CANSEC, held in Canada’s quiet capital of Ottawa, Canadian and international defence and security contractors hawk their wares to soldiers, generals, and defence officials from Peru to Israel. While the military products on site aren’t for sale per se, defence companies use CANSEC to showcase their best hardware to serious national armies looking for upgrades.
With the support of the Harper government, sales of Canadian defence merchandise are rising: The latest available government figures put sales increasing between 2010 to 2011, with later years reportedly expected to spike.
Last winter Canada touted one of the biggest arms sells in its history: a $10 billion deal for General Dynamics Canada to build light armoured vehicles for the Saudi Arabian Army.
So while you might think Canadians love their Alberta crude oil, maple syrup, and hockey playersβthey also don’t mind peddling military and security hardware the world over.
Read: Canada Is Selling Arms to Everyone It Can – http://bit.ly/1uU7QrM
Check out ‘Who Killed the Smart Gun?’ – http://bit.ly/2nZFErL
Watch VICE’s documentary ‘SOFEX: The Business of War’ – http://bit.ly/1yYPa0H
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we are all on the same planete. now all of those guns is for what? to protecte a country? just say that no one have the ight to come into your contry and no one will even come in, simple. and also the airplane business wil shut down. seriously in this word, the mediocrity, the dumbness, the vices, depravation, stupidity , fast food ie bad nutrition, all of that are like some ressources for many business , they need them.
Lockheed Martin is trying to unload their F22s on canada since the us is moving to the f35.
I want a Rocket Launcher
look at all those toys
And there goes the deal with the Saudis
Euro is now out, they won’t modify to U.S/Canadian requirements, Rafelle it is! π
I feel so sorry for my Kids and their Kids, theyβre Fucked
They alwways say that the era of dogfight is over when a new generation comes out
Wait when terrorists get those drones in their hands…we will live in tunels
https://youtu.be/wWdszvnu8AE mtrjstjrj
i want to buy that f35 sim.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA anyone in the army knows this is SUCH a boost
Another cool expo I donβt get to be a part of :/
Canada is a country full of pussys
So we sold military equipment to suadi Arabia and now they are creating hate propaganda towards us…..
Time to get a conservative government back in power! Communist Trudeau has got to go!!
Those were mainly the Canadian division of a bunch of US defense companies
I wonder how this could influence Canada’s relationship with the UK in CANZUKZ?
1:53 Oh no, not semi-automatic rifles.
Armed Drones, for sale? π
Canada such a nice lovely fuckin bunch!!
Anyone notice it took him two hands when said βA one hand systemβ
I am really very proud ly respect Canada defence
I wonder….Canada, jets…..nahhh…t’was just a dream….almost reality.
What
The weapon depends on the army not just the army depends on the weapon.
The question is how can a military measure the rate of its overall effectiveness based on each item?π
why Canada even need army….
Lol lol NATO peace keeping force, that dude really believes that statement, Canada Defense ministry wouldn’t even accept the most safe peace keeping mission from NATO.
Look at the killing tool they’re selling,. For Money. Murders
That jet simulator is unreal, i’d put that thing in my fucking house. If that’s a real stick for a jet that thay’ve converted to hook to a pc then i need it. I bet the tracking on it is precise asf and don’t get me started at the ergonomics of the HOTAS
At around 4:37 I thought "we’re toast" ..just think…
F35 all the way.
Am I the only one that thinks these expos are cool ? Deep down inside we know there wrong ?
As a Canadian I am actually floored that we are creating the UNSC. Go us.
Defence products…if you buy a weapon youβre going to use it.Sell to both sides,you canβt loose.
"for training purposes" that’s funny ha-ha
Him saying "its not very Canadian" is frustrating.
Not as good as sofex
Oh wow, I thought Canadians were morally above this sort of thing? Well shit, guess not.
Great
War/Canada = oxy mOron
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Why bother staying out of the war if your just gna go sell arms to Saudi Arabia…
*cough* military industrial complex *cough*
This is news ? Canada has been selling billions of dollars worth of arms for decades like most western countries. Open secret…..
" We dont dog fight anymore " F4 pilots from Vietnam have left the conversation
its great to have our country in the rise in military technology and landing big contracts as well fir sales. G D is in my city and its great for our city. but why are we selling to countrys who arent our allies ? fuck saudia arabia and glad our trade deal regarding this equimpment has stopped. long live our canadian armed forces especialy JTF2
with drones my worry is how good the security on the hardware part of the assault drones.
And yet a majority of are equipment is junk and awffull are boats fall apart withen weeks. Are tac vest can only hold 5 mags needing us to buy new vest and boats you see all this and yet the reality is we never get any of it