A recent internal report was leaked to the CBC which revealed that nearly half of Canada's combat vehicles and weaponry would be undeployable in the case of war due to a lack of serviceability. This includes both the lack of available spare parts and the trained personnel required to maintain our aircraft, ships and armoured vehicles.
However, the campaign in Afghanistan was that of counter-insurgency against a primitively armed, largely illiterate Taliban. Most of the tactics learned and equipment purchased by the Canadian Army were aimed at protection from improvised explosive devices and suicide attacks by fanatical jihadists.
Turns out it is the same weapon that has dominated battlefields since the invention of gunpowder — the artillery. However, in a near-peer clash, the artillery needs to be self-propelled and armoured for the survivability of the gunners. As a result, we have seen a wave of counter-drone measures implemented by both sides, including everything from active air defence to additional protection on top of armoured vehicles.
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