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Navy grew last year. Also not expecting the first subs until 2032 at the earliest. Its the biggest challenge for sure. Ugh. This would be the worst option. Frankly if we pick another armoured vehicle we could get the same benefits. Keeping contracts separate is always the best option...

The paradigm has shifted significantly and the main institutional barrier has collapsed (budget) at least in the short term. Aside from the CDC's and the extra AOR's the RCD, Subs and JSS are on the books or being built. Those are the priorities, because those are the core of a warfighting...

I would argue that makes having a naval task group as defined in my post even more important. We'll need to enforce our own rules and protect our own trade. Sure the "global system" may be straining, but it doesn't mean that the ships themselves can't be employed differently to protect our own...

I don't think all the same config is in the cards either, however I expect evolutionary changes not revolutionary changes. Batch 1 (flight one? block one?) are as currently defined. Batch 2 is anticipated to be 6 ships of an evoloved configuration using lessons from the employment/build of...

Because during committee meetings politico's try to score points and get scandals going during questions. OR they ask super smart questions about things they don't understand....

I agree with everything you said. Except the Acronym LF for Light Frigate. But hey you put up with my wax pencil eating comments about Land Forces all the time so what's a little acronym errors between friends! Good chance these come in at about 3000+ tons, which is about the bottom end for a...

Expect an RFI this year or early next.

You are not wrong. This is the puzzle. I suspect that you could do multiple blocks at different locations like the UK does. Collect them all in Halifax, and put them together. That way no big investment in anything huge for Ontario Shipyards or Davie as they can easily build blocks. LMC does...

Perhaps. But we have yards that exist that could, with the design time/long lead items purchase be ready to build the CDC. Davie and Ontario shipyards have the space, perhaps not the workforce. But right now we're adequate. This was a US guy who did that post so... Also I'm worried about...

Its a bit of a mirage. I don't think anyone seriously knows how much work it will take to bring some of them back to life. And in some cases they are just super expensive to dispose of (Sturgeon Class nuke boats as an example, just sitting there being all radioactive) and are not really reserve.

I'm trying to understand the line of reasoning that we don't. We have 2 fully sustainable yards without having to worry about boom bust. They are now staffed with trained people who are putting out acceptable results. They have a full order sheet to keep them working for 15 years. Also...

Yah, a KSS II was undergoing repairs and then caught fire. Not recoverable.

It's not in preference. It's the right tool for the right job. A lot of navigation aids have to be floating. You cant put a fixed light on top of a lot of dangers or in many places where the fixed one would become a hazard itself (like marking shallows or lanes).

They are probably constrained by two thi gs. Their own journalistic training with sources l, contacts and so on being known as having access to the info, as well as perhaps finding corroborating evidence in some cases. Noah can take more risk with sources. He's a blogger and has no...

Bovington and Warhammer World are the only two reason for me to ever visit England again.