Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[Kirkhill]

As far as changes of direction in Canadian policy, the appropriate time scale for confirmation is years, not weeks.

A couple of elections at least.

 

[Kirkhill]

Defence companies sound warning to the UK

Executives say pace of spending needs to pick up to match promises to make country battle-ready

www.ft.com

Faster please!

UK defence industry is saying Starmer needs to move faster. Like Carney, Starmer has been appeasing Trump with hawkish noises while emphasising the economic benefits of a government supported defence industry. The ITB problem persists. Seed of delivery and quality of product are at risk of being of secondary importance to jobs and trade relations.

 

[Kirkhill]

Danes assess that the Russians are leaning heavier on hybrid efforts.

Russia's Hybrid War Against NATO Ramping Up: Danish Intelligence

A new Danish intelligence assessment blames Russia for employing various 'gray zone' tactics against its forces.

www.twz.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Canada’s tri-theater strategy to deny, deter and defend in the North

The concept is simple: Make every probe costly, every approach dangerous and every act of sabotage perilous long before it matures.

thehill.com

And the Hill Times assessment of CAF plans.

 

[Kirkhill]

Nazi legacy complicates Germany’s efforts to fight Russian drones

Postwar constitutional provisions meant to keep the German military out of domestic affairs leave the country more vulnerable to the Kremlin’s incursions.

www.politico.eu

And Germany gives police the right to shoot down Russian drones.

The German forces have the means to shoot down drones.

Impasse

 

[lenaitch]

The Government derives its power from the people, thus should the people need to remove that power, they have not just the right to use violence, but the responsibility to do so.

The conceptual conundrum is determining when the State, taken as a whole, no longer serves the people, taken as a whole, not just some people feeling aggrieved by the folks in power at the time.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Danes assess that the Russians are leaning heavier on hybrid efforts.

Russia's Hybrid War Against NATO Ramping Up: Danish Intelligence

A new Danish intelligence assessment blames Russia for employing various 'gray zone' tactics against its forces.

www.twz.com

Cold War Flashbacks - Top tip: guard your drinking water reservoirs...

German security services launch campaign against Russian recruitment of “disposable agents” amid rise in espionage and sabotage cases​

Germany’s security services have launched a campaign titled called “Don’t Become a Disposable Agent” (“Kein Wegwerf-Agent werden”) as part of an effort to warn citizens about attempts by Russian intelligence to recruit collaborators through social media. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has announced that Russian intelligence services use messaging apps and social networks to find individuals who are willing to carry out espionage and sabotage operations in Germany, according to a report by Tagesschau.

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said crimes are often committed by “disposable agents” — people without intelligence training who work for small sums of money, frequently without knowing who is coordinating their activities, let alone why. As BKA head Holger Münch explained:

“Disposable agents are recruited with small sums of money and perhaps even with the promise of a supposed ‘adventure,’ but anyone who commits crimes on behalf of a foreign intelligence service must expect consequences.”

German intelligence agencies have recorded an increase in espionage and sabotage activity across the country. Energy and transport facilities, military sites, and objects connected with the defense industry are among the main targets. Police are investigating several unusual cases, including arson attacks, drone launches, and the suspicious photography of strategic sites.

German security services launch campaign against Russian recruitment of “disposable agents” amid rise in espionage and sabotage cases

Germany’s security services have launched a campaign titled called “Don’t Become a Disposable Agent” ("Kein Wegwerf-Agent werden") as part of an effort to warn citizens about attempts by Russian intelligence to recruit collaborators through social media. The Federal Office for the Protection of...

theins.ru

 

[Kirkhill]

Cold War Flashbacks - Top tip: guard your drinking water reservoirs...

German security services launch campaign against Russian recruitment of “disposable agents” amid rise in espionage and sabotage cases​

Germany’s security services have launched a campaign titled called “Don’t Become a Disposable Agent” (“Kein Wegwerf-Agent werden”) as part of an effort to warn citizens about attempts by Russian intelligence to recruit collaborators through social media. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has announced that Russian intelligence services use messaging apps and social networks to find individuals who are willing to carry out espionage and sabotage operations in Germany, according to a report by Tagesschau.

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said crimes are often committed by “disposable agents” — people without intelligence training who work for small sums of money, frequently without knowing who is coordinating their activities, let alone why. As BKA head Holger Münch explained:


German intelligence agencies have recorded an increase in espionage and sabotage activity across the country. Energy and transport facilities, military sites, and objects connected with the defense industry are among the main targets. Police are investigating several unusual cases, including arson attacks, drone launches, and the suspicious photography of strategic sites.

German security services launch campaign against Russian recruitment of “disposable agents” amid rise in espionage and sabotage cases

Germany’s security services have launched a campaign titled called “Don’t Become a Disposable Agent” ("Kein Wegwerf-Agent werden") as part of an effort to warn citizens about attempts by Russian intelligence to recruit collaborators through social media. The Federal Office for the Protection of...

theins.ru

Need more night watchmen....

 

[daftandbarmy]

Need more night watchmen....

Alot of this infrastructure is within municipal - level arcs...

 

[Kirkhill]

Alot of this infrastructure is within municipal - level arcs...

Agreed...

so let everybody do their own thing on their own dime.

 

[Kirkhill]

And now for something completely different....

Retention

Wilsbach: Fewer PCS Moves Would Boost Air Force Retention

Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, nominee to be the next Air Force Chief of Staff, voiced support for reducing the number of PCS moves.

www.airandspaceforces.com

Fewer moves. Longer postings. Maybe even transfer to the Reserve or the Guard.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Looks like we’ve managed to dodge a fairly large bullet.

Trump suggests throwing ‘laggard’ Spain out of NATO

The US president said Spain ‘has no excuse’ after criticising the country’s military spending

www.independent.co.uk

Trump suggests Spain should be 'thrown out' of NATO

The US president’s clash with Spain began in June ahead of the NATO summit, where just days before leaders convened in The Hague, Spain announced that it would not comply with Trump’s demands of raising defence spending to 5% of GDP.

www.euronews.com

 

[Kirkhill]

And back to drones - Northcom incursions, 1 or 2 a day.

As drones plague US bases, the military tests its defenses

More than 400 drone sightings over military installations were reported in the past year or so, an 82% year-over-year increase.

breakingdefense.com

 

[KevinB]

And back to drones - Northcom incursions, 1 or 2 a day.

As drones plague US bases, the military tests its defenses

More than 400 drone sightings over military installations were reported in the past year or so, an 82% year-over-year increase.

breakingdefense.com

And maybe more.

https://www.tn.gov/tema/news/2025/10/10/flash-report--1-explosion-in-hickman-county.html

 

[Kirkhill]

Alot of this infrastructure is within municipal - level arcs...

I'm sorry. I just can't do it. I will continue banging the drum for the Danish solution, which I perceive as a better, and applicable, solution for Canada. Danes are not radically different to us.

So.

Night Watchmen around the city water works....

Following the Danish model Canada would have available to all levels of government 433,000 people in uniform. This excludes the fire service which is provided by Falck, a private corporation.

Instead of a potential force of 430,000 Canada has 153,000.

The Danish force is 14% full time police, 25% full time members of the Forces, and 61% unpaid volunteers.

This would give a Canadian police force of 61,000 instead of 72,000:

A CAF with a TDS of 109,000 instead of 53,000

And an unpaid Militia of 264,000 instead of 29,000 (mezza mezza).

The unpaid Militia provides volunteers to all levels of government in peace, war and in between. They are only used in non-confrontational roles and always under the supervision and control of full timers with the appropriate authorities.

Some of the volunteers make themselves available to assist the local police. They form 47 companies, that would translate into some 350 to 400 in the Canadian context. So basically every small town and every urban ward.

All of those volunteers have the same understanding of the laws and their roles. They are all similarly equipped with uniforms and ppe. They are all similarly trained in weapons safety and use. And their supervising full timers all know what they can expect from their assigned volunteers.

....

This is the alternative to saying that each municipality is responsible for finding, funding and training its own night watchmen to secure the local waterworks and powerstations and to provide extra street patrols or other overload manning.

 

[brihard]

And maybe more.
View attachment 96151

https://www.tn.gov/tema/news/2025/10/10/flash-report--1-explosion-in-hickman-county.html

Have you heard anything to suggest this may have been a deliberate act?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Have you heard anything to suggest this may have been a deliberate act?

That was a great movie

 

[KevinB]

Have you heard anything to suggest this may have been a deliberate act?

Not other than the general threat against those sorts of facilities.

 

[brihard]

Not other than the general threat against those sorts of facilities.

Any feel for which specific production line went up? I’m guessing each building on the site probably has a distinct purpose/product.

 

[KevinB]

I'm sorry. I just can't do it. I will continue banging the drum for the Danish solution, which I perceive as a better, and applicable, solution for Canada. Danes are not radically different to us.

So.

Night Watchmen around the city water works....

Following the Danish model Canada would have available to all levels of government 433,000 people in uniform. This excludes the fire service which is provided by Falck, a private corporation.

Instead of a potential force of 430,000 Canada has 153,000.

The Danish force is 14% full time police, 25% full time members of the Forces, and 61% unpaid volunteers.

This would give a Canadian police force of 61,000 instead of 72,000:

A CAF with a TDS of 109,000 instead of 53,000

And an unpaid Militia of 264,000 instead of 29,000 (mezza mezza).

The unpaid Militia provides volunteers to all levels of government in peace, war and in between. They are only used in non-confrontational roles and always under the supervision and control of full timers with the appropriate authorities.

Some of the volunteers make themselves available to assist the local police. They form 47 companies, that would translate into some 350 to 400 in the Canadian context. So basically every small town and every urban ward.

All of those volunteers have the same understanding of the laws and their roles. They are all similarly equipped with uniforms and ppe. They are all similarly trained in weapons safety and use. And their supervising full timers all know what they can expect from their assigned volunteers.

....

This is the alternative to saying that each municipality is responsible for finding, funding and training its own night watchmen to secure the local waterworks and powerstations and to provide extra street patrols or other overload manning.

That than shoe horning a foreign system, you may want to push a volunteer Auxiliary to various LEA’s.

Lots of LEA’s down here have reserves and Auxiliaries.