Recent content by GR66

Previously suspected, but now confirmed: https://defence-blog.com/pentagons-top-general-confirms-historic-ukrainian-dogfight-win/

Well the difference here of course is that Saudi Arabia has no reason to ever want nuclear weapons., right?...right??? /sarcasm

From CNN: Russian warship conducts live-fire exercise off UK as new PM Burnham reaffirms support for Kyiv

The problem is that while Canada might be a net exporter of oil and other fuel products to the United States, the nature of the distribution networks means that much of Eastern Canada is dependent on pipelines coming from US refineries...not product from the rest of Canada. Turn of the oil taps...

Provincial Emergency Preparedness organizations like Ontario Corps should have a full-time cadre of trained personnel available to respond to a variety of emergency situations year round (fires, floods, wind storms, ice/snow storms, etc.). As the military threats in the World increase the...

Ironically, even in the face of a major oil shock demand (and prices) for the Gulf oil that made it out during the ceasefire is actually down. https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/21/business/oil-demand-iran-china

Anduril isn't exactly a small start-up anymore. From Wikipedia:

From AI re: the production time for a Patriot missile It takes approximately 24 months to manufacture a single Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile. The production of the solid rocket motor alone requires around 30 months, while final system delivery can take longer due to complex supply chain logistics...

Seems like everyone, everywhere in the West (Israel excluded) fumbled the ball due to the myth of total Western air superiority. We all felt we didn't have to worry about threats from the air because we controlled it.

The Russians (and Ukrainians) are making use of decoys of high-value targets to deceive enemy drones. https://defence-blog.com/russias-decoy-tactic-aims-to-blunt-ukraines-relentless-drone-strikes/ It's not a new concept and there were some major deception operations undertaken by the Allies in...

Horses for courses. Guns aren't going to stop a ballistic missile, that's what Patriot and THAAD are for. Guns are useful for targets like Shaded drones and slow/low cruise missiles. Systems like NASAAM are for cruise missiles, aircraft, etc. You need a layered AD system to counter a variety...

Tell me again why the Canadian Army's focus should be on Armoured Divisions for Europe?

Agreed that externally the two are different but (according to AI anyway) they share a number of the key internal systems The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) share a high degree of commonality. The JSM is essentially an air-launched derivative of the NSM, utilizing...

Conspiracy theories on the lack of solid information forthcoming about his condition aside, we're talking about a person here. Not a fan of his political views but wish him a speedy recovery if possible and peaceful rest if not. And reports from more mainstream media suggest that he is in...

Nowadays it seems like headlines are often designed to generate outrage but often when you look more deeply into a story you'll find there is more to it than just the rage-bait. Yes, Canada is now eligible to take part in the Euro-Vision contest. However, we didn't "spend $150 million so we...