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Containerized reactant replenishment is being made by some to look far more difficult than it actually is. Such already exists in different forms, in Canada. Its clear to me at least, this likely has not been investigated by all. When it comes to safety and difficulty, all which are valid...

I see the opposite happening. If the RCN doesn't go for the sub designer to "define, modify, navally certify" and hold them accountable to that for the AIP reactant replenishment system, and if the RCN instead try on their own to fabricate some base RCN design requirement, without the active...

Canada may not indeed do such. As you can clearly tell though, I strongly believe this needs to be seriously considered as part of the current negotiated contract. Not to build such now, but to define and assess and specify. To answer your question as to why 'immediate' ... frankly, my...

Stoker, thanks for the detailed response. I agree that a containerized LOX/H₂ replenishment system would be considerably more complicated than simply putting commercial equipment into ISO containers and dumping it on a jetty. It would require naval-grade integration, cryogenic storage and...

On this idea of 'containerized AIP generation for replenishment" ... my thinking was that by having such, say distributed across 3 to 4 large containers, being relatively mobile, means it could potentially be moved to different piers in Shearwater/Halifax and Esquimalt, and not force the RCN to...

I deliberately limited the scope to NATO, as Canada has an alliance with NATO and I wanted to compare with other NATO alliance members. Your point though is very well noted ... albeit I don't think anyone needs a forum post by me on army.ca summarizing all nation's frigate/destroyer count...

On the topic on whether the 'common design' of the Type-212CD might be tuned to be more Arctic capable for all three nations (Norway, German, and Canada) I am coming to the view that such may be unlikely. It may need to be Canada only if such implemented. Why? Since the 2009 NATO summit in...

Yes - I agree this is a major issue. The RCN will have a massive challenge (saying this politely) to both man and maintain its existing ships and submarines, and still at the same time attempt to procure the replacement submarines and warships. ... and the RCN, I suspect, are not alone in...

Reading that internet article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/submarines-germany-canada-corevettes-warships-9.7308142 … which speculates that TKMS could license a Canadian modifed Meko A-100, had me speculating on what equipment Canada could chose (for a Continental Defence Corvette) for such...

On a (somewhat distant but) related note to this topic of Arctic operation of submarines, I note in a recent CNR Broadsides: the following: where that article references a CBC Article: Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence ...

One aspect that I suspect is relevant to under-ice operations in the Arctic is that under-ice submarine navigation requires active sonar systems, including upward-looking, forward-looking, and bottom-looking sonars, to detect ice keels, ridges, and bathymetry. This is essential for safe...

Indeed the RCN has many fundamental issues to sort, and unfortunately 'the elephant' in the room is the serious manpower shortage of the Canadian Armed Forces, and particular the RCN shortages, means the 'moving parts' in themselves are going to be very big challenges given the current...

Its always a challenge on an unclassified forum as this to provide information without running one's self into trouble in regards to classified areas where once one may, or may not, have had access. So if I may offer some unclassified links - from year 2011 : CBC: Soviets familiar with...

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that meeting.. I suspect this not only mainly covers status of the construction, but also maybe even discussion of potential future upgrades, such as northern enhancements that could be of interest to Canada.

When looking (for such) I did stumble across this article: HMCS OJIBWA’S PATROL vs A SOVIET DELTA There was no under-ice transit mentioned there, but the Ojibwa was somewhere in the Labrador Sea southwest of Greenland. The article is interesting .. and it gives an idea as to how...