Military Communications and Electronics Museum

10/13/2026

Thank you to all who attended October Veterans Coffee! We're grateful for the opportunity to welcome so many Veterans, active CAF, and community members to our museum to connect and enjoy good company over fresh coffee and snacks every month. Join us again, Nov. 11 at 9 am before attending a Remembrance Day parade at CFB Kingston. Our final Veterans Coffee of the year will be held on December 8 at 10:30 am. We hope to see you there!

Merci à tous ceux qui ont participé au « Café des anciens combattants » du mois d’octobre! Nous sommes reconnaissants d’avoir l’occasion d’accueillir chaque mois dans notre musée tant d’anciens combattants, de membres actifs des FAC et de membres de la communauté pour échanger et passer un moment agréable autour d’un café frais et de collations. Joignez-vous à nous le 11 novembre à 9 h avant d’assister au défilé de la Journée du Souvenir à la BFC Kingston. Notre dernier « Café des anciens combattants » de l’année aura lieu le 8 décembre à 10 h 30. Nous espérons vous y voir!

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10/04/2026

Born in October of 1977 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Kevin Leblanc joined the Canadian Armed Forces in September of 2003 as a Vehicle Technician. He underwent basic training at CFLRS in St-Jean, after which he was sent to Borden to complete trade training at the Royal Mechanical Electrical Engineer School. After trade training, Leblanc served in Valcartier, QC with 5 Service Battalion, Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment, and 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment in Kingston, Ontario, also serving in Petawawa with 1 Canadian Field Hospital. From July to November 2011, he was deployed to Afghanistan and was also in Kuwait in 2020 for Operation Task Force Impact. Leblanc still serves in Ottawa with Director General Land Equipment Program as a Master Warrant Officer. For his service, he holds the General Campaign Star South-West Asia, General Service Medal Expedition, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, and the Canadian Forces Decoration.

Original research for Stories Worth Sharing compiled by Al Ross and Indra Teekasingh

Né en octobre 1977 à Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick, Kevin Leblanc s’est joint aux Forces armées canadiennes en septembre 2003 en tant que technicien de véhicules. Il a suivi l’instruction de base au CFLRS à Saint-Jean, puis a été envoyé à Borden pour compléter sa formation professionnelle à l’école du Génie électrique et mécanique royal canadien. Après sa formation, Leblanc a servi à Valcartier (Québec) avec le 5e Bataillon des services, au Régiment interarmées des transmissions des Forces canadiennes et au 2e Régiment de guerre électronique à Kingston, en Ontario, ainsi qu’à Petawawa avec le 1er Hôpital de campagne du Canada. De juillet à novembre 2011, il a été déployé en Afghanistan, puis au Koweït en 2020 dans le cadre de l’Opération Impact. Leblanc sert toujours à Ottawa auprès du Directeur général – Programme d’équipement des Forces terrestres à titre d’adjudant-maître. Pour son service, il a reçu l’Étoile de campagne générale – Asie du Sud-Ouest, la Médaille du service général – Expédition, le Jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II et la Décoration des Forces canadiennes.

Recherche originale pour « Stories Worth Sharing », compilée par Al Ross and Indra Teekasingh

10/02/2026

Join us October 6 at 10:30 am for Veterans Coffee! All are welcome to attend and enjoy complimentary coffee and snacks generously sponsored by our friends at ADGA (www.adga.ca). Drop in, chat with friends and colleagues, and make new connections in a welcoming atmosphere at the Communications and Electronics Museum. 95 Craftsman Blvd, CFB Kingston.

Joignez-vous à nous le 6 octobre à 10 h 30 pour le « Café des anciens combattants »! Tout le monde est invité à venir profiter d’un café et de collations offerts gracieusement par nos amis de l’ADGA (www.adga.ca). Venez nous rendre visite, discuter avec vos amis et collègues, et nouer de nouveaux contacts dans l’ambiance chaleureuse du Musée des communications et de l’électronique. 95, boulevard Craftsman, BFC Kingston.

09/29/2026

On September 29th, 1962 the Alouette I scientific satellite was launched, marking Canada’s entry into the space age. Canada became just the third country to design and build its own artificial Earth satellite. Up until then, only the Cold War superpowers – the Soviets and the Americans – had been able to achieve such a feat of engineering and technological expertise.

The development of Alouette-I came as a result of an American invitation, through the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, for international collaboration in its budding satellite program. Within months, John Chapman and Eldin Warren, scientists at Canada's Defence and Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE), submitted to NASA a proposal to design and build a Canadian satellite that could monitor the ionosphere from above. The proposal was accepted and a team of DRTE scientists was formed under Chapman's leadership to begin the process of designing and building two identical Alouette models.( https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/alouette.asp)

After three and a half years of design and construction, the 145-kg satellite was flown to California and launched from the Pacific Missile Range at 2:06 a.m. (EST) on Saturday, September 29, 1962. Sprung from a two-stage Thor-Agena rocket, Alouette-I was quickly put into a near perfect 1000 km orbit and soon began its top-down study of the ionosphere. (https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/alouette.asp)

Far from just another piece of space-faring hardware, the Alouette I expanded the frontiers of performance for satellites well beyond previous designs. Innovations such as transistors specifically designed for use in space components, and the use of solar cells allowed the Alouette I to far exceed its initial design lifespan of one year and remain in operation for ten years – an unprecedented achievement at the time.

In 1987, Alouette was designated one of the ten most outstanding achievements in the first 100 years of engineering in Canada. In May 1993, the global significance of the project was recognized when the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the largest technical organi

09/28/2026

Rebuilding old engines is cool.
Remettre à neuf de vieux moteurs, c'est génial.

Go deeper inside the 108-year-old Buda HU engine restoration for th...

09/28/2026

Congrats to these graduates! Félicitations à ces diplômés!

09/21/2026

Get your week started up right by having your medals professionally mounted in time for Remembrance Day with the Mercury Shop!

Our mounting team is accepting larger sets of medals, consisting of 5 or more medals, until 20 October. For sets of 4 or less, you have until 27 October to submit for mounting.

Don't forget to check out our selection of coins and other commemorative gifts. Have an idea for a coin you'd like to create? We can do that! Come chat with our friendly staff today and create something unforgettable.

Commencez la semaine du bon pied en faisant encadrer vos médailles par des professionnels, à temps pour le Jour du Souvenir, grâce à la boutique Mercury!

Notre équipe de montage accepte les ensembles de médailles plus importants, composés de 5 médailles ou plus, jusqu’au 20 octobre. Pour les ensembles de 4 médailles ou moins, vous avez jusqu’au 27 octobre pour les faire monter.

N’oubliez pas de jeter un coup d’œil à notre sélection de pièces de monnaie et d’autres cadeaux commémoratifs. Vous avez une idée de pièce que vous aimeriez créer? Nous pouvons le faire! Venez discuter avec notre personnel accueillant dès aujourd’hui et créez quelque chose d’inoubliable.

09/21/2026

Visit the fantastic collection of exhibits, vehicles, and aircraft at the Base Borden Military Museum and take an unforgettable journey through Canada's Military History. Visitors are also invited to check out the First World War training trenches, stroll along the scenic Legacy Trail, and get up close to heavy armour and big guns with a stroll throughTank Park.

Museums and parks are free and open to the public during operation hours. Please bring a government ID when entering the base.

Base Borden Military Museum 27 Ram Street

Monday to Friday
9 am - 3 pm
Saturday & Sunday
10 am - 4 pm

Venez découvrir la fantastique collection d’objets d’exposition, de véhicules et d’aéronefs du Musée militaire de la Base Borden et vivez un voyage inoubliable à travers l’histoire militaire du Canada. Les visiteurs sont également invités à découvrir les tranchées d’entraînement de la Première Guerre mondiale, à se promener le long du pittoresque sentier Legacy Trail et à observer de près les véhicules blindés lourds et les canons de gros calibre en parcourant le Tank Park.

Les musées et les parcs sont gratuits et ouverts au public pendant les heures d’ouverture. Veuillez présenter une pièce d’identité officielle à l’entrée de la base.

Musée militaire de la base de Borden, 27, rue Ram

Du lundi au vendredi
9 h à 15 h
Samedi et dimanche
10 h à 16 h

Some museums display history. We let you stand beside it.

At the Base Borden Military Museum, history isn’t just something you read about.

It’s something you can stand beside.

An aircraft.
An armoured vehicle.
A piece of equipment that once played a role in Canada’s military story.

For more than a century, CFB Borden has played a major role in Canada’s aviation story, from early flight training during the First World War to generations of pilots who trained and served through the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Our museum helps preserve and share those stories through a collection of historic vehicles, artifacts, and exhibits that bring Canada’s military history to life.

Because behind every aircraft is more than steel and machinery.

There are stories of teamwork. Innovation. Courage.
And the people who operated them.

Come explore the vehicles, discover the stories, and experience the history preserved at the Base Borden Military Museum.

https://fbbmma.org/

09/16/2026

If you haven't had a chance to visit Base Borden Military Museum you're missing out!

✈️ Artifact Spotlight: The D.H.82 Tiger Moth

Before pilots flew fighter aircraft into the skies...

They had to learn the basics.

✈️ Meet the D.H.82 Tiger Moth — one of the aircraft that helped train generations of pilots during Canada's aviation history.

During the Second World War, thousands of pilots learned the fundamentals of flight in aircraft like the Tiger Moth before moving on to more advanced planes.

This aircraft represents more than a machine.

It represents the first flight.
The first lesson.
The beginning of a journey.

Today, it stands as a reminder of the thousands of aviators who started their stories right here in Canada.

Come see this piece of aviation history for yourself.

https://fbbmma.org/