Modern operational readiness depends on more than platforms and personnel
It depends on training environments that reflect the pace, integration demands, and complexity of today’s battlespace.
That is why the Canadian Army’s transition toward a Land Integrated Training System (LITS) represents an important step forward in how collective training capability is designed and delivered.
Through a recently announced collaboration agreement with Calian, ADGA Group is supporting the exploration of next generation approaches to integrated land training and simulation aligned with this evolving training architecture.
“World-class, modern training that replicates operational complexity builds decision advantage, cohesion, and lethality ensuring forces deploy prepared, resilient, and effective when they are needed.”
— LGen Jean-Marc Lanthier (Ret’d), CEO & President, ADGA Group
Traditionally, simulation services have been delivered as discrete capabilities supporting individual exercises or training events.
The Land Integrated Training System concept represents a shift toward a persistent and digitally connected training environment that allows the Army to train more closely to how it operates.
In operational terms, this enables:
- collective training across distributed formations and headquarters
- integration between command systems and training environments
- participation across live, virtual, and constructive environments
- realistic rehearsal of degraded communications and contested conditions
- scalable training aligned with joint and coalition partners
This approach supports the principle of training inside environments that mirror operational networks rather than separate simulation systems. The objective is closer alignment between training and operations.
Closing the Gap Between Training and Operations
Modern conflict environments are increasingly shaped by digital integration, cyber effects, unmanned systems, and compressed decision timelines.
As a result, the historical separation between operational systems and training environments is narrowing.
“By working together with ADGA, we can scale secure, integrated training environments that evolve with the modern battlefield and grow alongside the Canadian Armed Forces—so our troops are prepared, confident and able to return home safely.”
— Chris Pogue, President, Defence and Space, Calian
The Land Integrated Training System concept reflects this reality by supporting training architectures that:
- connect simulation environments with operational command and information systems
- enable rehearsal within digitally integrated C5ISRT environments
- support adaptation as threats and technologies evolve
- scale across formations and geographic locations
As noted in recent coverage of the collaboration, the intent is to help “close the gap between simulation and real life” so that soldiers train inside environments that reflect how they will operate in theatre.
The Role of Canadian Industrial Collaboration
Delivering integrated training capability requires more than simulation platforms alone.
It depends on system integration discipline, secure digital infrastructure, modelling and scenario development, and the ability to connect training architectures with operational command environments already in service.
The collaboration between ADGA and Calian brings together complementary strengths across:
- digitally integrated C5ISRT architectures
- advanced synthetic and simulation training environments
- secure digital infrastructure and cyber resilience
- operational engineering and program delivery inside mission environments
Together, these capabilities support the development of adaptive and scalable training architectures aligned with the Army’s modernization priorities.
Supporting Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy Priorities
Training has been identified as a priority sovereign capability area within Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy.
Strengthening domestic expertise in integrated training and simulation contributes directly to Canada’s ability to sustain readiness while adapting to emerging operational requirements.
Collaborative approaches across Canada’s defence industrial base are essential to achieving this objective.
The ADGA–Calian collaboration reflects that approach by aligning complementary Canadian capabilities in support of the Army’s evolving land training enterprise.
Training as a Foundation of Operational Readiness
Modern training must reflect the realities of contemporary operations.
It must integrate with command systems, scale across distributed formations, and evolve alongside doctrine and technology.
The Land Integrated Training System concept represents an important step in that direction.
Through collaboration across Canada’s defence ecosystem and alignment with the operational needs of the Canadian Army, ADGA and Calian are supporting the continued evolution of training capability as a foundation of readiness for the future force.