Recent content by GR66

FTFY Only the US has the volume to initiate a switch in basic weapon specs from existing NATO standards (e.g. 6.8mm rifle rounds). Abrams X is still proposing a 120mm main gun and unless that changes I seriously doubt that any other nation will adopt a 130mm or 140mm gun on their tanks. As...

Siberia?

Load a bunch of these in a UUV that approaches the coastline. Deploy while undetected under the surface and UAV's fly to strike targets on shore. UUV deploys an antenna to act as a signal relay for the UAV operator?

The receiving station mentioned in the article is actually down in the Barrie/CFB Borden area. The related transmission site is going to be in Kawartha Lakes, near Kirkfield. The way the OTH radar works is it bounces signals off the ionosphere. The diagram in the article shows the basics...

Technically the US could give their 6-month written notice of withdrawal tomorrow which would be February 2026, but as you say I can't see even Trump scrapping the deal all together. The markets would have a meltdown. I still expect the US to withhold CUSMA renewal next July as a pressure...

The one potential wrinkle would be if the US were to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement in which case they would exit the agreement with six months notice. From Microsoft's AI overview: Article 34.6: This article outlines the process for withdrawal. Any of the three countries (US...

Breath a sigh of relief?

FTFY. The current Israeli Government and it's supporters don't want peaceful coexistence. If the situation on the Palestinian side were to change (and that's a HUGE if) it's possible that the Israeli side might shift as well. And let's be realistic, there will not be a Palestinian state any...

Hence the requirement to "to hold general elections in 2026". The resulting government wouldn't necessarily be the current Palestinian Authority. And if the Palestinian people decide to FAFO and elect a government that isn't willing to do what needs to be done to maintain peaceful...

And Trump is saying that Canada's recognition of a Palestinian state "will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them". https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-canada-trade-negotiations-deadline-1.7598002

I'm curious if the tracked FAMOUS could be carried in a C-130J. The length, height and weight would appear to be fine but the width is 2.9m and the cargo compartment of the C-130J is 3.12m. Pretty tight fit...and I'm not sure what room you need for tie-downs, etc. BvS10 however is C-130J...

I'd be quite happy if I never heard the term "optionally crewed warship" again. It makes the good idea fairies of the world want to take what could be a technically feasible and cost-effective technology (relatively simple USV as an emergency "magazine extension" or attritable sensor node) and...

I think the key to successfully using Medium/Large USV's is to approach them as a single-purpose adjunct to crewed vessels not as unmanned warships in their own right. I don't think the technology is there yet. A "loyal wingman" at most but likely much more like a trailer towed (wirelessly)...