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I think it’s important to point out that the RCD came from an era where the RCN was still on a starvation budget, and thus homogenizing the combatant force was almost required to even function. The RCN had to deal with a large logistical and training footprint in the Cold War with multiple...

CDC is an unfunded and constantly changing program, it could disappear as quickly as it appeared. Don’t expect it to come into fruition anytime soon unless you are fine with disappointment. There is almost certainly going to be a gap with the CPF’s transitioning to the RCD, there realistically...

I’m not sure where you are getting this information or hunch from, but I don’t recall Topshee ever talking about actually reusing equipment from the Halifax class. He’s frequently discussed wanting the CDC to have the capability of the Halifax class in a smaller package, but not actually using...

Topshee seems to want to keep the design talent we've generated in Canada sharp, so that seems to be something they are willing to put up with atleast to some degree. This sort of thing fundamentally isn't going to happen without a huge pivot away from the National Shipbuilding Strategy, it...

Spain is stuck between a rock and a hard place, where they need the F-35B to replace their aging Harrier fleets aboard their amphibious vessels, but they don’t want to buy an American aircraft. They could retrofit drones to them but it’s nowhere near the same capability. Portugal has flip...

The Finnish design doesn’t meet the requirements to maximize Canadian equipment content and involve domestic Canadian design teams, which is one of the reasons why Topshee seems to be pushing for the adoption of a new ship design.

Interim NDP leader Don Davies has come out and urged the Prime Minister to adopt the Gripen, that joke basically writes itself.

I think I mentioned before that it’s much worse than even a rumour, it’s totally unsubstantiated with no even sort of hint as to where it came from. A split like that would be utterly nonsensical as people have described previously. I hope the RCAF does get greenlit for additional fighter...

Because stealth is a gamechanger for fighter aircraft survivability and is basically the basic starting point of any nation serious about their defence in 2026. Stealth isn't a binary on and off switch, it's integrated into every design aspect of the F-35 and makes detection by enemy ground...

The Danish 76mm guns/mount stockpiles seem to be from likely the 1970's to 1980's, and very likely seems to have been a combination of improper maintenance or breakdowns due to age. From what I can see, the mounts/guns off the Halifax are partially original as BAE Systems received a contract to...

The problem likely isn't on OTO Melara, but on the Dane's given they reused very old models and seemingly didn't properly maintain the mounts/ammunition. It's very telling that the Danes went out and purchased brand new 76mm guns and mounts for their ships after being thoroughly embarrassed in...

This is why we all should be careful about getting caught up in the mentality that everything we do is bad, and everything other parties do is much better. The Nordic countries get an exceptional amount of good press for many of their warships and naval procurements, but the reality is there is...

People really don't realize why the F-35 is such a chunky aircraft, it doesn't have external fuel tanks because it carries an ungodly amount of fuel internally as standard. The F-35A carries something like 20% more fuel internally than Gripen E does with its internal fuel and three drop tanks...

I've said it countless times here but sitting back on our laurels and expecting the only threats we will be facing for the next 30-50 years to be Bears and escorting Russian 4th gen fighters is very poor planning. Even if that was the only threat we will ever face, you do not plan for an even...

Self Defence length Mark 41 was never actually produced for a customer, and seems to have been entirely discontinued by 2026. Mark 56 VLS is also a legacy Cold War system that specializes in placement aboard very small vessels/ships without space, it is a sub-optimal system and likely will not...