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I honestly don't think it matters. They'll just change the rules to suit whatever the situation makes either political or build sense. They already did that with adding Davie.

Bingo, but its called the Blacksword now. And a lot of it is based on the the Sufferin Class tech (not the engine of course but pretty much everything else).

So the 1000 tons is I think a mis-speak number or is a minimum. The maximum size they can be is 105m long. Warships approaching that length are about 2500-3000 tons. Looking around the Gowind class is a good ballpark ship.

Lets not forget the forcing function for relations with some South American navies. Chile in particular has been an RCN ally for years, and going to say hi is a great idea. Not to mention these sorts of things really smooth over relations politically and having some potential new trade allies...

Its not a good time and it is a good time. We're in transition similar to the 90's. The Frigates and subs are really hard to keep going. Like an old junker car that you can't get rid of just yet. And that's eating up a lot of the RCN's bandwidth right now. They are the fighting arm of the...

These usually have M1 Abrams transmissions. But I'm pretty sure that's not ITAR so... we're good.

So my next question is the Canadian Patrol Corvettes are going to be built by who? Irving has not capacity, Seapan is busy for years that leaves... Davie or smaller yards in Ontario. Or perhaps a combo of them. Or we go overseas and do it Dutch style, combat systems in Canada, hulls from...

All I'm saying is that given the current temperature the fever will come down. A lot of this is personality driven. I don't think the switch will be flipped but a dial will be turned and things will be different. That being said who's to say the French are any better, or the Swedes, or the...

Few thoughts. Davie can beat the Seaspan timeline for a few reasons. First is that their build isn't as complicated as the Seapan one. Second they don't have any of their workforce diverted to building other ships (just converting) like JSS, JSS2, OOSV and somesuch. Which means Davie can...

I think people are overstating this particular situation a bit, more clicks and such. I thought the same with the Aegis system, then some more research and we're not as beholden to the US as originally thought. There is also the option to negotiate a Canadian owned and held package that...

That new Tempest looks interesting. Air superiority fighter as well. It would pair well with a F-35 which could then focus on strike more readily.

Well, you just count the money as you're throwing it into the burning barrel.

That doesn't sound smart, that sounds like industrial welfare, and more like the ridiculous Euro procurement processes for their "joint" ships and aircraft. Remember the Leo 1 targeting system? That had to have sandbags on top so the heat of the vehicle wouldn't warp the steel and thus ruining...

There are no other alternatives to HIMARS. Korean stuff is ok but it doesn't have the range and is still ITAR in a lot of cases. So lets wear our big boy geostrategic pants, realize that Canada's military relations with the US are all star and quite good, and just get the proper equipment. By...

https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/flash-news-south-korea-proposes-its-k9-howitzer-as-replacement-for-us-artillery-in-canadas-modernization-plan Also this article

https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/canada-accelerates-its-efforts-to-replace-us-made-m777-howitzers-with-modern-self-propelled-alternatives Longer article on the IFM. In particular this section is new info.

Outreach events are not CFRC's problem. That's not in our mandate. Just like CFRC doesn't do its own adverts, doesnt do the Grey Cup, or snowbirds. CFRG does recruiting/job events, which have a high probability of turning into applications, not feel good stuff for the public.

What do folks think about the 120mm mortar LAV concept combined with 81mm light vehicles Vs Just more 81mm vehicles. To me 120mm mortar seems like the better option. Supports the CMBG better while the 81s get attached to any light brigades. (Or mix and match) Trying to learn something here...

So what SPG you think is viable? Going wheeled Archer style or more K9 tracks.

Wasn't sure where this should go so I put it here. Please copy/paste where you think it should be. https://defence-industry.eu/canada-to-acquire-up-to-98-new-155mm-self-propelled-howitzers-in-artillery-modernisation-programme/