Recent content by GR66

I'm curious if the Globe's "expected" moving of the CCG from DFO to DND is accurate. The wording from the press release simply states : Expanding the reach, security mandate, and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard and integrating it into our NATO defence capabilities – to better secure our...

NORAD modernization and BMD could quickly eat up $17.5 billion dollars.

Related to that... https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/u-s-gdls-xm30-infantry-combat-vehicle-nears-bradley-replacement-after-critical-design-review-success

No clue if the response is accurate or not but according to ChatGPT the ratio of bitumen to water extracted from In Situ SAGD oilsand sites is between 1:3 and 1:5. So you'd be increasing the volume of product to be transferred by a factor of 3 to 5 (with the purchaser of the product now having...

It appears that the Danes have been unable to resolve the fire-control issues identified on their Iver Huitfeldt-class ships during their Red Sea deployment last year. As a result the Danish Chief of Defence is recommending scaling down their weapons and sensors and repurposing them as...

Ukraine: We've hit 41 strategic aircraft—including Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers Russia: It's just a scratch...It'll buff out https://defence-blog.com/kremlin-no-russian-bombers-destroyed-only-damaged/

Re: Prairie oil to Eastern Canada. Curious about possible alternatives to the Energy East pipeline across Ontario. IF a pipeline were run to Churchill/Port Nelson would either of these options be viable? 1) Pipeline to Hudson Bay then tanker to East Coast 2) Pipeline to Hudson Bay then tanker...

There's this: And then there's this: I think the World in currently more like the latter and that to my mind deserves a little more leeway.

The US is in the middle of various tariff "pauses", negotiations and court challenges. In Canada we're in the middle of various discussions between the Feds and the Provinces on major changes to internal trade policies and potential major infrastructure investments. NATO is meeting to discuss...

Have you experienced the traffic/construction on the QEW and the 401? Like Napoleon/Hitler in Russia their forces will be bogged down in the winter snow before they manage to reach the capital.

More and more we're likely to see drone on drone warfare like what's happening in Ukraine https://defence-blog.com/russian-lancet-hits-ukrainian-drone-boat/

The RN has two classes of nuclear submarines. The 5 x Astute-class SSN's are their attack subs which they will be replacing with the 12 x new AUKUS-class subs mentioned in the SDR. They also have their fleet of 4 x Vanguard-class SSBN's which are their nuclear deterrent ballistic missile subs...

First step should be shelters/hangers for all of our aircraft. Nothing should be left parked in the open on the tarmac. If I'm not mistaken that's part of the F-35 facility upgrades. Same should be done for all our aircraft.

"excremental upgrades"?