Recent content by Fabius

I doubt Canada can make the decision quickly enough nor deploy quickly enough to gain experience before the threat is mostly removed. Looking at the the Times of Israel, it seems Iran has fired 500 ballistic missiles and over 2000 drones, but the ballistic missile launches are already down over...

That aligns more to a narrative of direct support for the US operations than a defence of gulf states though. Militarily it may make sense, politically and diplomatically…. I suspect it’s a non starter.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mideast-conflict/article/canadas-military-in-talks-to-defend-gulf-states-israel-launches-new-strikes-into-lebanon/ Canada’s air defence options? 6 pack of CF 18s to run CAPs Halifax Class to provide point defence of certain costal infrastructure Redeploy the...

Article here is about the 2024 engagements but it offers insights into where the Cdns are embedded into the US elements and the experience they are gaining. https://www.ussf-cfc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4414151/seconds-matter-guardian-on-the-missile-warning-front-line

This Manoeuvre Div may, if all things progress on their current trajectory, have a weird force structure. 2 and 5 CMBG with 2 LAV 6 based infantry units and a tracked IFV based medium cav unit. Supported by a non tracked Cbt engineer unit? 1 CMBG with LAV 6 based infantry and two MBT equipped...

There is no unit tasked as Div Recce. The CMBGs all retain their armoured regiments.

Symbols are important and are chosen deliberately for government announcements etc. Note that the only two flags used during this announcement were the Cdn flag and the Quebec flag. No other provincial flags were displayed despite this being billed as a national program vs a Quebec program...

Some interesting word choices in PMMCs opening comments here. Paraphrased but a strategic partnership in the new world order.

This quote from a BBC article stood out to me. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp70ynx1po

16 people participated total. https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/feds-say-16-people-participated-in-firearms-buyback-pilot-that-collected-25-guns

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-government-confirms-25-guns-collected-in-buyback-pilot-as-quebec-pledges-support

Yes, in the CA it’s a Comd 2 up who conducts the validation of an elements collective training BTS. Section - OC Coy Pl - CO Unit Coy - Comd Bde Bn/BG - Comd Div Bde - Comd CDTC Sections often do multiple iterations dry and live for BTS. Pls often do multiple dry iterations and might do...

For me the total number of 148,600 and the average of 81 rnds per person ( I agree that this is not real, many fired 0 some fired hundreds) is a useful baseline of average availability of resources to achieve marksmanship across the formation. In relation to the CMAR upgrades or PWT changes...

Found this interesting today. 41 CBG fired 148,600 5.56 during 2025 across 1815 personnel. A total of 81 rounds per soldier in the Brigade. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G2M3t8pF8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Here’s an article about the Battle Lab mentioned in the Canadian Army Today article with some detail on the GDMS-C DigitalSpine...