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Seaspan is well ahead of Davie Polar icebreaker being built by Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards The polar icebreaker being built by Seaspan is based on a design that was provided by the Government of Canada. The shipyard has taken that design and matured it through construction engineering...

I would also give Davie a contract to build around 3-4 x 1600 DWTish PC 5 Buoy Tenders, these would fill the gap for buoy tending services between the Hovercrafts and the new Multipurpose vessels (8,000DWT). Two on the East Coast, perhaps one on the lakes and one on the West Coast. That would...

Problem with cancelling the F35, is that a lot of parts are being made here, our aerospace industry would be up in arms. I wonder if those parts are subject to the tariffs?

I am a fan of the Senator because: Made in Canada = Politically acceptable Easier to maintain = Higher serviceability rates, less stress on our maintainers as the fleet expands Affordable = Meaning more can be bought Some armour protection = Provides more armour protection for troops not in...

Some more on the French sub visiting Halifax

China is getting serious about preparing for invasion.

Meanwhile some good news https://gcaptain.com/trans-mountain-pipeline-expansion-fuels-export-boom-at-port-of-vancouver/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-a258a45601-139922301&mc_cid=a258a45601&mc_eid=c9f44d7f09...

Seems their air Force wanted it, but now off the table https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/13/portugal-f-35-plans/

Rumours that Portugal is cancelling their F-35 purchase. If true that might start others to reconsider as well.

A fence at Trenton airport as i recall?

Cargo gets rearranged to facilite the unloading at the port of calls and to deal with ship stability. You want that fuel as far from the engine and living spaces as possible.

Length is not always good. CCG icebreakers have to manoeuvre around icebound vessels and also operate in the Gulf of St Lawrence when not in the Arctic.

I suspect that South Korea is seen as much of a threat to Germany as Russia is. Germany can no longer take for granted that it is the tank builder of choice...

Some more technical bits on the new icebreakers https://akerarctic.fi/news/three-remarkable-icebreaker-contracts/

Public engagement is also about winning the Treasury war. Lose on that front and you lose your budget.

Asking on behalf of a frustrated Cadet I work with; He has applied as a Reserve Infantry Officer and slots are available. Recruiting Office for 39 Brigade stated that the Conditional University letter of acceptance was sufficient. and was completing his file and planning on loading him on...

The US puts a penalty on Chinese built ships. There is a interesting bit that China requires all ships built for Chinese firms to be convertible for military use in a short period of time and has a office to work on civilian to military conversions. That bit starts at 10:45 in the video.

Problem in China is that the reversal did not lead into a major up spurt in babies. People feel they can't afford having 2 or more children. The relaxation of birth restrictions, caused a bump in birth rates, but there is still a steady decline...

Apparently quite foggy at the time, so only radar to go by, which means he was not looking and analyzing the radar picture.

Looks like someone is doing some prep work https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1fyskrsjl