Recent content by Fabius

Absolutely fine but let’s not pretend that is a road to sovereign capability that insulates us from geopolitics and allied shifts in policy etc. ( Not saying your saying that, it’s just a general statement) It’s a short term job program for the first and likely nothing more than something...

It could happen with any aircraft. My point is simply two things: 1. That’s how you develop and maintain a defence industry. 2. It’s more expensive than piggybacking off of another forces modernization efforts.

The Canadair Sabre in the Mk 6 variant actually is a good example of what I mean. It was significantly improved by Canada independent of the US or other nations. Specifically all Mks were powered by Canadian designed engines. The same is true of the CF-5, specifically the development of the...

It may or may not. If you’re going to depend on another country to plan and fund the upgrades and do the actual heavy lifting can it be said to be indigenous? Is it going to help you develop your industry? Again it goes to what is the end state or the entire program. For the JSF we were only a...

Up until the current US Administration, it could be argued that for the RCAF the F35 saga has played out in the exact opposite fashion.

A License built Indigenous Fighter, irrespective of which one will incur a higher overhead cost in terms of modernization and upgrades over the lifetime of the platform. We would not be able to piggyback off the USN F18 upgrade pathway for example. A major partner in an allied consortium I...

Canada allowed a 6 year gap in between the last LAV 3 delivery and the placing of the LAV 6 contract. We seem to have learned with the ACSV etc and are certainly exploring for GDLS a continuous build program based off Cdn orders. We will see.

People here may be but is Canada? Ie the RCAF, CAF, DND, Cabinet? That’s fine but building licensed airframes to what end? Where is that conversation? That is a hope COA not a serious national security project. There maybe reasons why we would not want to, again opportunity costs. However...

For comparison South Korea has spent approximately $10 Billion USD developing an indigenous fighter aircraft capability. They still have a long way to go as well. Canada in contrast spent approximately $780 Million USD supporting F35 development over a similar time frame. Does Canada have...

Not a cloud, it will be a localized physical sovereign database. However due to the NATO STANAGs it will be easy (in theory at least) to build it into the NATO networks as a highly federated database node. It also will allow for automated classification control allowing passage of various...

This is a key part of the developing Sense-Strike Complex. Hopefully the CA and RCN are paying attention to this coalition shared database. It’s a key aspect of enabling a system like Maven Smart System to operate, and a key component to ensuring the integration of the joint force...

Are we talking the mechanical accuracy of the rifle / ammunition combination at 500m equalling 45cm or the PWT grouping standard expected is 45cm at 500m? If it’s the PWT that’s a significant departure from the last several PWT variations where past 200m it was only points for hits anywhere on...

I had not heard that yet. I will be interested to see that PWT and the work up to 500m. Although the terminal ballistics may enable kinetic effect and the external ballistics may reduce trajectory holds and windage deviations, it will still require the shooters to be able to hold on target...

Yes. https://soldiersystems.net/2026/04/07/colt-optics-selected-to-support-the-canadian-modular-assault-rifle-cmar-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colt-optics-selected-to-support-the-canadian-modular-assault-rifle-cmar-program

At the Sig Sauer Academy in New Hampshire I believe.