I'll believe it when I see it.
Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending
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The removal and replacement of the senior JAG officers suggests a desire to shape what "legal" is.
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Go AT-4, 84mm warhead versus 66mm
But those are in extremis weapons, you really need a stock pile of Javelins or a reasonable hand drawn facsimile thereof.
It’s a lot more than just math and mass, unless you’re talking about traditional battlefield operations. Afghanistan and Vietnam proved otherwise, and took a lot of American and coalition lives as a result. It all depends on how much of a military-against-military war it is as opposed to one country’s military against pretty much an entire country.
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AT-4 CS HP upto 500mm pen, M72EC Mk1 450mm, EC mk2 300mm of pen. M72EC1 also is cheaper to produce than AT-4.
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Why are you guys fighting over the number of senators? You only have to buy 60+1 to be able to do whatever you want.
I agree to a point.
Command at all levels need to oppose orders that are Unlawful. Especially at the Joints Chief of Staff Command.
What we are seeing is Trump saying terms like national security and such when talking about trade with Canada.
That worries me a great deal. It's called conditioning, it is a very scary practice to make otherwise civil people turn against their neighbour's,friends and allies.
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of course. "Shoot those unarmed civillians" is an obviously illegal order, but how is "plan to invade our neighbour and activate those plans upon the president's orders" illegal?
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Actually only Congress can declare war but there are few escape clauses.
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How about the Iveco LMV the British adopted as the Panther? Maybe even have a trusted Canadian manufacturer like Western Star build it domestically.
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Good I hope so, subs, tanks, spgs? Bring it on.
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Poland - 1yr - 100,000 new volunteers to undergo military training for addition to ready reserves.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Polish population - 36,690,000
Canadian population - 40,100,000
Polish Military - 216,000 (2024) aiming for 250,000
Polish Territorial Defence Force - aiming for 50,000
Polish Reserves - to train 100,000 volunteers every year with the aim of training every adult male.
....
MRLS - 90 of 290 Chunmoo and 20 of 506 HIMARs as well as 104 122mm launchers
SPH - 144 of a planned fleet of 824 K9
SPM - 124 120mm turrets on WAPC
MBT - 110 of 1000 K2 and 144 of 366 Abrams and 203 Leopard 2 and 206 PT-91
IFV - 1000 tracks
IFV - 568 8x8
And many, many more.
Trump invites Zelensky back to White House
Donald Trump will invite Volodymyr Zelensky back to the White House after Ukraine agreed to a proposed ceasefire with Russia.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Polish population - 36,690,000
Canadian population - 40,100,000
Polish Military - 216,000 (2024) aiming for 250,000
Polish Territorial Defence Force - aiming for 50,000
Polish Reserves - to train 100,000 volunteers every year with the aim of training every adult male.
....
MRLS - 90 of 290 Chunmoo and 20 of 506 HIMARs as well as 104 122mm launchers
SPH - 144 of a planned fleet of 824 K9
SPM - 124 120mm turrets on WAPC
MBT - 110 of 1000 K2 and 144 of 366 Abrams and 203 Leopard 2 and 206 PT-91
IFV - 1000 tracks
IFV - 568 8x8
And many, many more.
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Denmark - Pop'n 5,947,000
40,100,000 - Canada
14,210,000 Fit for Service
519,000 Reaching Military Age Annually
31,260 Military Civilians
141,500 Active Military
80,880 Reserve Military
344,000 Homeguard (Territorial Defence Force - Unpaid Volunteers)A
| Age - 18 for voluntary service |
| Conscription - Yes, for men. |
| Available for Military Service - 2,605,137, age 18–49 (2023) |
| Fit for Military Service - 2,107,794, age 18–49 (2023) |
| Reaching Military Age Annually - 76,970[2] (2023) |
| Active - 21.000 military & 4.638 civilian (2024)[3] |
| Reserve - 12,000 + 51,000 volunteers in the Home Guard |
| Deployed - 800 (2024)[4] |
40,100,000 - Canada
14,210,000 Fit for Service
519,000 Reaching Military Age Annually
31,260 Military Civilians
141,500 Active Military
80,880 Reserve Military
344,000 Homeguard (Territorial Defence Force - Unpaid Volunteers)A
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Meanwhile, in Denmark... the weak cork in the Baltic bottle
Denmark’s defense falls flat for NATO standards
While the Danish military struggles to adapt to a changing security situation, recent exposés have cast doubts on whether Denmark can live up to its global role as a competent and reliable military ally.It seemed like a proud moment for the Danish Armed Forces, after media reports of guns that don't fire and moldy barracks.
More than a dozen crewmembers eye various screens dotting the control room of the Iver Huitfeldt battleship with predatorial focus, in a video released by the Danish Armed Forces.
Outside, four armed drones — launched separately over the course of an hour by the Yemeni Houthi militant group — approach the frigate in the Red Sea on a Saturday morning in early April.
A white, oval-shaped object breezing above the dark waters is maneuvered into the center of the crosshairs on screen.
“Puff, puff, puff, puff!”
The monitor lights up white before a drone crashes into the dark ocean.
Victorious yells and applause — the routine repeats itself as the crew downs each of the four drones.
“I am proud that the ship and crew have done what they were sent out to do in a professional manner, namely, to protect free navigation,” said Flemming Lentfer, then chief of the Danish Armed Forces, in a press release shortly after the incident.
But what was crafted as a success story would soon turn catastrophic for the chief more than three years into his tenure, in a sign of the state of Denmark's armed forces.
At a news conference in early April, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced the departure of Army Chief Flemming Lentfer after reports that the military's news release left out important details about the downing of Houthi drones.
Quoting an anonymous source from the institution, Danish military niche news site Olfi reported that the frigate couldn't launch its defense missile system due to a radar failure.
For 30 minutes, the Iver Huitfeldt and its crew were nearly defenseless during a combat mission. Poulsen first learned of this from Olfi weeks after the incident, with the Danish press questioning why no military leaders had briefed him about the dangerous situation.
“Other countries must look in amazement and say: What is happening?” said Jesper Korsgaard Hansen, chairman of Centralforeningen for Stampersonel, Denmark’s biggest union for military personnel, to newswire Ritzau.
“How can it be that the Danes can't figure it out when you can figure it out everywhere else?” he said about solving ongoing problems facing the armed forces.
The Danish Armed Forces are not in the best shape.
In recent years, Danish media have exposed various issues in the institution.
Mold-filled walls, toilets that can’t flush and showers without hot water haunt barracks around the country, broadcaster DR reported in January.
Danish inspection vessels have patrolled the Arctic for 15 years equipped with cannons that can't shoot due to an incomplete weapon system, freedom of information requests showed.
And NATO has criticized Denmark’s efforts to meet the military alliance's standards — especially the lack of military investment.
Denmark’s defense falls flat for NATO standards
While the Danish military struggles to adapt to a changing security situation, recent exposés have cast doubts on whether Denmark can live up to its global role as a competent and reliable military ally.
www.courthousenews.com
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Meanwhile, in Denmark... the weak cork in the Baltic bottle
Denmark’s defense falls flat for NATO standards
While the Danish military struggles to adapt to a changing security situation, recent exposés have cast doubts on whether Denmark can live up to its global role as a competent and reliable military ally.
It seemed like a proud moment for the Danish Armed Forces, after media reports of guns that don't fire and moldy barracks.
More than a dozen crewmembers eye various screens dotting the control room of the Iver Huitfeldt battleship with predatorial focus, in a video released by the Danish Armed Forces.
Outside, four armed drones — launched separately over the course of an hour by the Yemeni Houthi militant group — approach the frigate in the Red Sea on a Saturday morning in early April.
A white, oval-shaped object breezing above the dark waters is maneuvered into the center of the crosshairs on screen.
“Puff, puff, puff, puff!”
The monitor lights up white before a drone crashes into the dark ocean.
Victorious yells and applause — the routine repeats itself as the crew downs each of the four drones.
“I am proud that the ship and crew have done what they were sent out to do in a professional manner, namely, to protect free navigation,” said Flemming Lentfer, then chief of the Danish Armed Forces, in a press release shortly after the incident.
But what was crafted as a success story would soon turn catastrophic for the chief more than three years into his tenure, in a sign of the state of Denmark's armed forces.
At a news conference in early April, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced the departure of Army Chief Flemming Lentfer after reports that the military's news release left out important details about the downing of Houthi drones.
Quoting an anonymous source from the institution, Danish military niche news site Olfi reported that the frigate couldn't launch its defense missile system due to a radar failure.
For 30 minutes, the Iver Huitfeldt and its crew were nearly defenseless during a combat mission. Poulsen first learned of this from Olfi weeks after the incident, with the Danish press questioning why no military leaders had briefed him about the dangerous situation.
“Other countries must look in amazement and say: What is happening?” said Jesper Korsgaard Hansen, chairman of Centralforeningen for Stampersonel, Denmark’s biggest union for military personnel, to newswire Ritzau.
“How can it be that the Danes can't figure it out when you can figure it out everywhere else?” he said about solving ongoing problems facing the armed forces.
The Danish Armed Forces are not in the best shape.
In recent years, Danish media have exposed various issues in the institution.
Mold-filled walls, toilets that can’t flush and showers without hot water haunt barracks around the country, broadcaster DR reported in January.
Danish inspection vessels have patrolled the Arctic for 15 years equipped with cannons that can't shoot due to an incomplete weapon system, freedom of information requests showed.
And NATO has criticized Denmark’s efforts to meet the military alliance's standards — especially the lack of military investment.
Denmark’s defense falls flat for NATO standards
While the Danish military struggles to adapt to a changing security situation, recent exposés have cast doubts on whether Denmark can live up to its global role as a competent and reliable military ally.
And how are the professionals doing?
Armed Forces are not ready to fight or deter future aggression, Healey warns
The Defence Secretary praises the military for being highly skilled, but warns it must become more effective if the UK has to go to war.
....
Seems to be a lot of that going around
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Convert all Class A positions to Class B positions and you'll get about another 10,000 full timers on strength almost overnight
They would have to be Class C to really do anything with them wouldn't they ?
Bring back the .303 Brit
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When they talked about opening it up from 2 passengers to up to 12, I knew then that Roshel will win. Makes sense. It does its job perfectly fine and is made here.
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While I’m no fan of KIA’s, if they built it in Canada, it would give a purpose built product - that isn't reliant on a commercial Ford chassis.
Planning a fleet around the Roshel design is beyond stupid.
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