Recent content by Colin Parkinson

I am going to disagree with you, it's a political decision, not an army, RCAF or RCN decision. If the government feels the need to move troops by sea and want the abilty to land them at austere locations with heavy equipment, then it's the CAF job to tell them how they are going to do it. The...

I have a google news alert for bear attacks worldwide and have been following this for awhile. Also Sloth Bears in India maim and kill a lot of villagers.

It's a beautiful plan! The Liberals look like they are doing something, the money goes back into general revenue to reduce the deficit and fund Liberal pet projects.

Mannerheim will simultaneously rolling in his grave and celebrating. He understood the threat to Russia that China could pose more than most and also the threat of Russia to the West.

Yak vs drone, taking out the drone WWII style

I am agnostic on the platform, but would like in addition to the fighters, a cheap to operate bomb truck with good sensors, good loitering time, for any non-peer conflict we get dragged into.

How many Canadians do? or Americans? or politicians for both countries?

We need to build better port and airport facilities in those northern communities, that will speed up the sealift and hopefully get more loads in over the open water season. That port access will also encourage development and you see an organic road network spread from those locations. The...

And say goodbye to GPS based navigation. Better build up some Loran C stations again.

I want more jails, so we can separate the non-violent and recoverable inmates from the hardcore and most violent. Spend most of our money helping the former find a way away from crime and legal system.

Shipping ore by plane was done, i been to the mine site (long closed) and talk about a crazy place to fly in and out of. After this they shifted to Hovercraft to move the Ore. The CCG actually leased that Hovercraft as well for a bit...

Oddly enough the casualty rate for the US Armoured Corp tank crews for the entire WWII, is some 1,800 personal. I crawled around early Stuarts, Valentines, Matilda's, Cromwell's and Comet. Getting in and out of a Sherman's was way easier than any of those, about the only one to beat it was the...

Seaspan has a good rep for repairs and refits. Vancouver Drydock Company works on a much different mindset, then the Pemberton Yard.

Some communities will always be air serviced, but building roads changes the equation so much more. premiers like WAC Bennett had great vision as to what the province needed. Most of the Premiers piggy backed off of his vision for years.

Ukrainian style drone warfare favours the defense of Taiwan's main island on the local and tactical level. Favours China on the coastal Taiwanese Islands that are pretty much doomed anyways. Drones are going to struggle in the vast reaches of the Pacific, but they can cause a taskforce to stay...