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Who says all forms of "National Service" would need to come out of the DND budget?

Somewhat related to the above I found the below portion of Admiral Topshee's interview on the Line podcast one of the most interesting parts:

I've been giving some thought to this and about the difficulties of turning the Reserves into a deployable force. Using infantry units as an example you'd have a Reserve Division which would be an administrative command that would organize the existing Reserve Brigades and focus on individual...

KS-III's carry short range ballistic missiles. Presumably they could be nuclear armed with a warhead of the appropriate size/weight.

Which is why I suggest going for UCAV/CCA here in Canada as Saab and Airbus are already discussing collaboration. Fighter production would only be looked at IF Sweden and Germany were to team up for a FCAS replacement. Frankly, F-35's with UCAV would probably be a better option for the RCAF...

Well, if Australia really wants to deter China (and hedge against possible lack of support from the US) then maybe they should get French SSBN's instead of SSNs....

Makes for quite a read... https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/02/05/toronto-police-officers-arrested-in-plot-to-murder-ontario-corrections-officer/

So, 65-88 x F-35's and Saab builds a plant to build UCAVs - or if FCAS falls apart as seems likely - a NextGen fighter collaboration between Sweden, Germany and Canada. Saab and Airbus are already talking collaboration on UCAV's and CCA's and there are feelers out between Sweden and Germany...

https://defence-blog.com/south-korea-deploys-anti-drone-nets-on-frontline-armored-units/ Are our Leopards in Latvia equipped with cope cages?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fury_and_Hecla_Strait Technically navigable in the right conditions?

FTFY

From the US 2026 National Defense Strategy: I wonder what "critical but more limited support" means in the long term. Does it mean less/no maneuver forces at the front and just air and high-level support forces? How does that affect our decisions on equipment commonality?

I think we can safely assume that in the minds of this administration that those "shared interests" really are just "U.S. interests"

I've been in favour of an all F-35 fleet but was previously of the opinion that a mixed fleet increased in size to consist of at least 65 x F-35's and 65 x "Missile Truck" fighters (preferably F-15EX's but likely Gripens for political reasons) would not have a serious negative impact on the...