Successfully Navigating the Canadian Offset Maze

摘要

Canada is currently engaged in what could be described as a once in generation defence modernisation programme. For the first time in many years, the Canadian Forces are moving forwards on a range of significant defence procurement programmes, and they have the funding to make these programmes a reality. Inevitably, taking these acquisition programmes from concept to completion is a complicated process. The answer to an operational requirement is multi-layered, having the best solution on paper to a requirement is certainly important, but not always enough. Canada, like many other countries, wants more from its defence procurement spending and that brings us to the complicated question of offsets.