Recent content by oldcpu

Talking of massive speculation. But since its a guess: oldcpu, 13-July-2026, KSS-III-batch-2, 12 boats. i.e. wait until after a NATO meeting in July-2026 But frankly I would give equal chance to late-June-2026 Type-212CD, 12 boats.

I can't answer your specific question. I don't know how much experience you have with the regular force military, but typically, it is the military that dictates where one goes and what one does. One can make requests, but nominally after being inducted into the military, and after basic...

Most defense forum posts suggest the Mk38 Mod 4 30mm is being procured by Lockheed Martin for the RCN River Class destroyer. I can't , as of yet, find any US nor UK public records indicating its sale to Canada for the River Class. This is contrary to the BAE MK-45 5-inch gun where...

I would like to re-vist this. One thing I am puzzling over is the apparent absence of any dedicated fire-control radar for the BAE Mk-45 5"/62 gun on the River-class. The Congressional record that mentions Canada procuring the BAE Mk45 itemizes four (4) Next Generation Surface Search Radars...

The 2,800-tonne KSS-III figure (in an export variant) appears to be entirely unsourced in the article. Given that I have not seen Hanwha nor the Canadian government publicly describe the CPSP proposal as a scaled-down variant, that particular claim strikes me as speculative rather than established.

Unlikely IMHO. Geostationary satellites, which can view part of the earth continuously, at 40,000km are far too distant to have the necessary resolution and sensitivity (given cloud layers they must penetrate). So one is then required to use Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite orbits, which means...

I can only speculate, having retired decades ago from the RCN. Possibly like yourself, my speculation is 3 for the first 3 ships, and where there is one extra (ie total 4 in this initial procurement) then the 4th is possibly for a land training site. I suspect the same logic applies for the...

One area of interest, albeit not for Canada (as Canada is not in the drone carrier (nor aircraft carrier) business), is that there is development work going on in regards to AEW drones. One example is the Mojave (STOL demonstrator for the MQ-9B drone). First I note this drone can operate off...

I did not see a consolidated list in this thread as to potential use of the Halifax class planned Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 drones. So if I may speculate, I note: . Believed officially stated by RCN functions for the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 drones (I could be wrong here): Long Range...

Since I did not notice this elsewhere on this thread, I thought useful to post a tidbit of information from this source where in January the US : https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-01-06/html/CREC-2026-01-06-pt1-PgS39-2.htm That link is to a US Congressional document (6-Jan-2026)...

I agree with your sentiment ... I note thou, the RCN is not thinking of a CDC replacing a 10,000+ tonne River class destroyer. Rather the RCN is thinking of an arctic capable warship, with a similar fit to the less capable Halifax class, packaged in a slightly(?) smaller seasonal Arctic ice...

I suspect most of us share that concern. Indeed. Political winds can change ... and consequences could be dire. My hope (in part) is that the cancellation costs for programs underway, will be such that a cancellation is too distasteful not only in terms of $$ but also in terms of public...

I think, nominally navies need to assess why they need ships, and based on that the type of ship procured, if possible. My understanding from reading on the internet, that the RCN currently has planned, for the 2030s: 15 Type-26 River Class Destroyers 8 Harry DeWolf Class offshore patrol...

Indeed. and you believe a 'battleship' design named after Trump is relevant enough to the Canadian design, that it must be covered in this thread on the Canadian Continental Defense Corvette? Well - I guess if that your view, given your post, that we will have to agree to disagree. Frankly...

This is a thread about the Canadian Continental Corvette (last I looked) and not about battleships. Still, in response to this so-called plan, I think it important to note that the history of U.S. Navy (USN) procurement is marked by several ambitious "next-generation" programs that were...