Recent content by Rainbow1910

If this is true, it's a pretty disastrous and short sighted turn of events. A substantial part of the pitch for this submarine program was the associated industry support, workshare and offsets which would help stomach the high unit costs. By doing this, you are jeopardizing the aforementioned...

How much does Saab actually offer as a potential partner though? Their export track record for the Gripen is fairly dismal, a substantial amount of the equipment inside said aircraft is foreign sourced and their experience developing/operating unmanned/fighter aircraft isn't especially deep...

Red hull with white upper works and bronze/yellowish upper works is an incredibly recognizable, unique and aesthetically pleasing choice that I can't argue yellow would improve it.

Recent work being undertaken at Irving Shipbuilding to expand the facility, specifically with building the new OmniLift ship lift. The OmniLift is rated for 30,000t and a 167m long vessel, being specifically designed to deal with the upcoming River class Destroyers. The image size isn't...

I've always been more supportive of setting up a jet trainer production line and adopting a fleet of armed variants for an actual cost effective platform for a number of roles. It's a far more realistic, cost effective and quick process versus trying to deal with a Gripen production line...

I'd be willing to give them more slack if their parent company wasn't galivanting off in foreign nations buying up shipyards there compared to pushing effort at home. They've had that federal ferry contract spinning with basically no results for years, no consequences. Mix this in with a pretty...

It was more like Davie was in absolutely no state to participate in NSS at that time, and arguably isn't entirely there at this point either.

The CCG is already planning to build the MPI's in three flights with different variants, so there is the potential to space out the batches with time if required. With that being said, the CCG desperately needs the MPI's to replace much of their aging fleet, so it'll be difficult to see their...

Besides the issues actually fitting these weaponized seacans aboard, you are cutting into the ships ability to operate on its designed missions by removing its flight deck/cargo deck from operation. You'd also need a way to actually locate and target your foe with enough clarity for a proper...

I've been fairly supportive of Canada duplicating something like the Point class for our own uses, I'm heavily skeptical of the RCN operating an LHD or similar vessel instead. It would likely be costly and difficult to get ice rated versions for Northern use however, owning our own transports...

Lockheed Martin is actively developing HIMARS FLEX which incorporates two launch pods onto the current HIMARS platform, so Chunmoo doesn't retain that advantage once this upgrade makes the field. It will also remain C-130 transportable in this configuration, while also having a number of other...

My biggest concern with cutting the F-35 buy in favour of GCAP is that we are trading a known quantity for an unknown quantity. GCAP is a multi-national program ran by nations with capable aviation industries, but limited experience in the construction and design of modern stealth aircraft. They...

Yeah, those hypothetical air defence batteries are very useful for NORAD patrol missions lol.

And unlike the Super Hornet, the Gripen actually still passed muster and was not eliminated from the competition. It wasn't just coming in second place, it was holding enough of a standard to remain as a 'viable' alternative. I could see the logic behind this being a "Canadian" specific issue...

This is patently false, none of these nations are looking for GCAP to be able to operate off an aircraft carrier. GCAP is a land based aircraft and there are not attempts to try and turn it into a carrier based aircraft. The UK, Italy and Japan all operate carriers that are entirely unsuitable...