Recent content by Rainbow1910

Suddenly pushing 3/4 of the fleet into a paid off status and retiring the remaining four on a yearly basis out to 2028 seems like a very fast timeline. I am quite worried that this will end up with the RCN running AOPS into the ground, especially as the Continental Defence Corvette program isn't...

I would argue that it doesn't really change the game for proper naval vessels as much as anything else, considering basically all Western navies have been taking the threat of small attack craft fairly seriously for the past decades. I do think you are correct regarding infrastructure defence...

If you look at other navaltoday articles like this one back in 2023, they copy and paste basically the same text regarding 24 Mark 41 VLS and Sea Ceptor, so I think its just poorly researched regurgitation of the base UK model.

My primary issue with many of the existing corvette designs on the market is that they do not adequately consider the importance of containerized payloads, largely lacking proper space aft for this. I hope the CDC does not overly fall into the trap of a combatant when we still need a Kingston...

The fundamental issue is that there is nothing that the US Govt can or would provide Canada in exchange for these AOPS that can realistically offset the operational hazards that losing the ships would cause to either the RCN or CCG now and into the future. If the USCG needed these icebreakers so...

There is a difference between Irving pre-NSS and this proposal for Saint John, given that the former had an entire order book promised to them prior to embarking on this journey while the latter has basically nothing. Legacy and a vague "skilled labour base" doesn't mean much to me when we're...

Fundamentally the entire NSS has built the yards for our domestic use and we need to fulfill our own requirements before we start worrying about relatively small batch orders that may or may not come in from abroad. Building an entirely new RCD hall while doing….USCG orders? With the existing...

Not sure I'd look into that comment too much, I would bet that Topshee is referring to something in the same vein as the Kingston class where they are not ice rated but instead ice strengthened. It provides some very limited operational capability without all of the substantial weight and cost...

The primary issue with Saint John is the fact all of the actual infrastructure there outside of the repurposed buildings for the wallboard plant and the drydock structure itself is gone, it's isn't just TLC but effectively a ground up building of an entire shipyard using the few bones remaining...

The CCG would have rather had their own specific vessels designed from the ground up however, their pair of vessels will be replacing/supplementing the existing CCGS Cape Roger (1977), CCGS Cygnus (1981) and CCGS Leonard J. Cowley (1984) on their vital East Coast/Northern fisheries enforcement...

The recent USCG RFI for their Arctic Security Cutter program basically fits the AOPS perfectly, the big issue is that Irving is entirely unable to build them any ships and thus the efficiencies of scale would be lost if the hypothetical build is sent elsewhere.

I think the best solution as per usual is to have a varied fleet of various platforms (satellite, manned AEW&C, ground based nodes, fighter aircraft, AEW drones, etc) to all weave data into a shared picture, entirely dropping valued sections of the fleet entirely does not seem especially wise to...

I'm not sure how much reasoning is put behind it, given there seems to be a lack of proper reasoning within a lot of the US Administration and extending to the various clusters going on within procurement. I've heard just as many folks saying that EW, decoys, drone wingmen and next generation...

I'm not one to especially argue with a subject matter expert, but it's fairly obvious that platforms like the E-7 have an advantage in internal volume for equipment and comfort of the crew. Given the inherent long range and long duration of these operations, it isn't just the mechanical...

It is a tradeoff between the Phoenix (L3 Harris proposal) and the GlobalEye (Saab) at the end of the day. GlobalEye is operated by the UAE, with France and Sweden also being planned operators in the future. The Erieye radar is operated by countless other nations on different platforms as well...