Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[MilEME09]

The M16 is the only one of those three that was actually good from the start, only hampered by the wrong powder being used and no cleaning kit being issued (Eugene Stoner was shocked by that and had just assumed the Army would supply one), with minor incremental improvements being made along the way.

The Ross rifle was a good hunting rifle but a poor military rifle that was chosen purely because it wasn't the Lee Enfield, because the MND at the time was anti-British. The SA80 had to be reworked twice to make it reliably functional.

Luckily alot a lessons learned are going into the CMAR program

 

[PrairieFella]

Luckily alot a lessons learned are going into the CMAR program

From what I've been reading, seems like a super capable rifle. I'm curious to see which optic they end up selecting. Deliveries are supposed to start next year, right?

 

[MilEME09]

From what I've been reading, seems like a super capable rifle. I'm curious to see which optic they end up selecting. Deliveries are supposed to start next year, right?

Optics, plural, the two versions get different optics

 

[PrairieFella]

Optics, plural, the two versions get different optics

Are the names of the sights available for public consumption yet?

 

[MilEME09]

Are the names of the sights available for public consumption yet?

Unfortunately not, infact few outside AMAT know

 

[PrairieFella]

Unfortunately not, infact few outside AMAT know

The suspense is palpable haha

 

[Maxman1]

I think it's a done deal: Global Eye (or some other Global 6000/6500 based platform). This following article on the Liberal spending platform specifically references a “Canadian-made airborne early warning and control aircraft”.

Carney platform promises $130B in new spending, deficits until 2029

Mark Carney’s plan for Canada includes $130 billion in new spending which will see the country run deficits until at least the fiscal year 2028-2029.

www.ctvnews.ca

Meanwhile, we've ordered the P-8 Poseidon based on the 737. The logical choice would be the E-7 for commonality of parts, maintenance, pilot qualifications, especially if they're stationed at the same bases as the P-8s, plus commonality with allies and the ability to get parts in just about any airport that operates 737s.

 

[McG]

The idea of partnering with Community colleges to run serials of their standard tech courses is so obvious and useful it boggles the mind that we haven't jumped into it with both feet.

CAF schools do partner with colleges. There are many examples. This is not a new idea. If one’s mind is boggled, perhaps it is because they don’t know current the system they are criticizing.

There are advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing training, and some things just can’t be outsourced. This fact was already noted by one earlier reply.

I’ve seen some posts that suggest such relationships should exist wherever a college is near a base. Proximity to a base is irrelevant. Bases are not resources to provide oversight of random trades training. CAF schools establish and manage partnerships with colleges. But here again, proximity does not matter, as was noted in another earlier reply that described a Gagetown school partnered with a Nova Scotia college … the CAF can & does partner over great distances as it makes sense.

 

[Fabius]

Luckily alot a lessons learned are going into the CMAR program

CMAR is ultimately still a M16 platform.

 

[MilEME09]

CMAR is ultimately still a M16 platform.

It is a commonly held belief that fire arms design has peaked, where advances are still being made is ammunition, and optics

 

[dapaterson]

It is a commonly held belief that fire arms design has peaked, where advances are still being made is ammunition, and optics

Exactly.

 

[daftandbarmy]

It is a commonly held belief that fire arms design has peaked, where advances are still being made is ammunition, and optics

I don't know if the ongoing need for a forward bolt assist is 'peak firearm' - just yet - though

 

[MilEME09]

I don't know if the ongoing need for a forward bolt assist is 'peak firearm' - just yet - though

If you want an exercise in futility of people trying to reinvent the wheel, look at the NGSW program, specifically what Textron offered. The fact someone thought it was a good idea mechanically blows my mind

 

[brihard]

It is a commonly held belief that fire arms design has peaked, where advances are still being made is ammunition, and optics

Might as well just bat signal @KevinB with a reply like that.

 

[daftandbarmy]

If you want an exercise in futility of people trying to reinvent the wheel, look at the NGSW program, specifically what Textron offered. The fact someone thought it was a good idea mechanically blows my mind

I note the British added one to their (substandard) SA80 during one of their upgrades, instead of scrapping the whole program and getting a reliable rifle, so I guess that kind of validation only encourages them

 

[daftandbarmy]

Might as well just bat signal @KevinB with a reply like that.

 

[MilEME09]

I note the British added one to their (substandard) SA80 during one of their upgrades, instead of scrapping the whole program and getting a reliable rifle, so I guess that kind of validation only encourages them

And that weapon still isn't fixed fully, the last upgrade had a fixed budget so the company basically made a priority list and started from the top and worked its way down with what was within budget

 

[Good2Golf]

Might as well just bat signal @KevinB with a reply like that.

Fwd assist is so amateur…

100,000psi chamber pressure is the way of the future!

 

[MilEME09]

Fwd assist is so amateur…

100,000psi chamber pressure is the way of the future!
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can i be 200ft away when you test the 120,000 psi proof round?

 

[Good2Golf]

can i be 200ft away when you test the 120,000 psi proof round?

I’ll be 200 miles away…