Recent content by BdaDug

Albertan here. Its always good to remember that Calgary and Edmonton represent approx. 55% of Alberta voters. As a group, the large city residents are much less slavishly devoted to PP that the rurban and rural residents.

The article in the Dec/Jan2026 issue of Skies magazine is excellent. (Skies Magazine) I had some sense that the "upgrade" was more of a rebuild but was surprised to read that the airframes are entirely new build. Understanding this, perhaps the EH101 should have a higher profile in the nTACS...

This would presumably have a significant impact on any scenario planning for retaking the Falklands. I'm sure compensatory risk management plans are well in place though ...

A google search for the article title (which in this instance you can pick up from the paywalled FT page) often finds an aggregator with the content. Now that may reduce the content credibility, but ... reader beware, as always. In this case, searching for 'America seeks its McDonald’s model...

Also see this article for details on the March 1982 fire: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/03/06/Seven-of-84-crew-members-on-the-Canadian-Coast/5917384238800/

Canadian Military Journal [Vol. 25, No. 3, Summer 2025] Retirement Long Overdue: The RCAF Snowbirds https://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/cmj-article-en-253page51.html Good recap of the history of CAF flight demonstration teams and a comparison with other nations' approaches

Laws are not the problem, are they. Don't contracts just need to change? Customers need to put their contracting feet down and draw a hard line. And then, of course, resist the ensuing political lobbying pressures.

Interesting to contemplate the potential implications of combining certain RCAF and CCG rotocraft requirements to increase fleet size, support resources, etc. Wikipedia suggests the CG has seven medium-lift helicopters (Bell412EPI) (Bell 412EPI). I have no idea how many they might actually...

Phase 1 is for the delivery of the General Support variant - presumably, lower-pressure barrels are considered acceptable for that variant when trading delivery timelines for capability. Earlier commentary somewhere on Noah's site (?) indicated that Colt needs a few years to replace the current...

$0.02: I saw widespread coverage on the mainstream news here - Global, CTV, CBC Edmonton evening news all ran 60-90 second spots plus I saw it on the national outlets' evening shows. Given the lack of details available, I thought the coverage was extensive.

As an Albertan contemplating the (hopefully unikely) scenario of needing to relocate after a herd of idiots vote for separation, the EU would be a nice option to have tucked away.

His time in that role is nearly up though, isn't it? IIRC he rotates out in the next year or so - May 2027 would be five years for him. He made some remark regarding his TBD successor in some video clip I saw but cant remember which one. Does anyone know if profound (apparent) competence...

Noah strikes again ... Ontario Shipyards shows off new look at Vigilance 100 https://noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com/p/ontario-shipyards-shows-off-new-look

The Fall 2025 edition of the RCN Maritime Engineering Journal has an excellent article on the new bow sonar array for the four Victoria class submarines. This represents one of the 13 individual projects that comprise the Victoria-class modernization project which will maintain their...

Or, just to step outside the conventional resourcing/tasking box ... how about dual-use lifters - alternating between RCAF in the spring and winter, and a national fire-fighting airtanker fleet in the summer and fall ??