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Considering the Germans built the Berlin class in multiple modified versions many years apart, that could be an option for the RCN for additional hulls down the line. I would also keep an eye out for the potential of smaller, less capable but more numerous and cost efficient resupply vessels...

I personally find the talk about 20 CDC when the program is so infantile and seemingly not even solidified regarding its basic specifications to putting the cart before the horse, there's a lot of bold statements happening but I am doubtful they will see follow through. This sort of combatant...

It's very hard to see how the GCAP participants or any other country who isn't desperate would look at Canada after this never ending fighter procurement fiasco and go "yeah, those guys are who I want as a partner."

The 127mm gun has substantially more range even with unguided ammunition, and said ammunition has a much larger payload capability to actually destroy the targets. 57mm guns have a far higher rate of fire and magazine capability however, it's more focused on closer range engagements and putting...

Lasers and other DEW's are becoming more and more common aboard warships going forward however, I think they will only be a specialist supplemental capability and will not replace other hard/soft kill systems for quite sometime. Others users have went through the issues that lasers face, with...

The Greeks really also didn't have many options available to them, considering how their frontline frigates currently/at the time only has the same 16 ESSM armament as the Halifax class.

It's something to consider as well that RAM is one of the inner most defensive armaments of the RCD, so it should not be expected to take the brunt of strikes. SM-2 IIIC has a listed range of 170km ESSM Block II has a listed range of 50km+ The 5"/62 Mark 45 Mod 4 has a listed range of 40km~...

It is telling that the F-16 was not explicitly mentioned, largely because the F-15EX is viewed as the primary continental defence platform given its large size, high speed, capable sensors and substantial payload. The F-16 shares many of the same issues as the Gripen, where getting adequate...

Yes I see that Liverpool is only like 3-4m draft going into the shipyard looking at online depth charts, so I think that would be a substantial issue alongside the lack of room for expansion. As far as Shelburne, it's listed in all online resources as an ice free port and folks I spoke to said...

https://www.navylookout.com/the-type-26-frigate-more-than-just-a-submarine-hunter/ Above is an image of some potential mission bay containerized ideas from a navylookout article.

The Multi-Mission Bay has been the Type 26's sleeved ace for quite sometime, but a lot of armchair admirals aren't interested in ship specifications unless they go fast or go boom.

I think its relevant to actually look at the old property, Irving setup a drywall facility/other over top of the old property (alongside other businesses) and all of the actual shipbuilding infrastructure has seemingly been sold off, destroyed or left to rot. The Koreans would need to tear...

Not to be left behind in the overall zeitgeist of current Canadian procurement, Saab's CEO Micael Johansson is back on CTV News making very suspect claims as to the specifics of their bid to replace the CF-18...

NULKA is becoming an older system that while still capable, is being left behind by the incoming LEED system on US warships. They do want to utilize mature and in-service systems to reduce risk however, items as important as decoys and the electronic warfare suite cannot afford to be second...

Considering that LEED is a high end decoy being actively developed by the US Navy to replace NULKA and given the fact that the RCD is a fair distance away from commissioning, I think its entirely fair to expect this system to be ready at that time.