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Based on what? Where do you get 100?

I didn't hate the movie. Good streaming weekend one.

I think the idea that Americans wouldn't watch it is a red herring. International audiences watched Dunkirk. And with online streaming lots of other countries stories are making it out to the world. We have Letterkenny as our most recent success. I think there are some great Cdn directors...

Here's an idea. How about we worry about what will or will not get people killed flying in an aircraft. Gripen/Rafales will get people killed in a 5th gen battlespace. F35 will dominate a 5th gen battlespace. Even a "not software upgraded degraded" F35 will be way better than a Gripen...

Because both of those aircraft are dead in a modern battlefield.

https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/saab-ceo-confirms-gripen-talks-continue-with-canada-as-the-country-reexamines-its-f-35-procurement Looking for the SIGH emoji... What a waste of time. Carney did seem to back off this a bit today in his presser on defence spending.

Because DRDC is defence focused and works with current technology usually on practical applications and evolutions of current technology. Example flight deck management system using simple computers and accelerometers, new ways to organize/make portable EW, heat vests to improve fine motor...

Carney summary courtesy of Noah on Substack. The Liberal government will establish the Defence Procurement Agency, modernize defence procurement rules and amending legislation and regulations as required, to centralize expertise from across government and streamline the way we buy equipment...

No one should, given the fact we've been bitten by this particular varmint before from multiple different governments since the 60's. I also don't expect Europe to spend to much money here on military industrial solutions. France is already balking a the $150 billion from the Euro budget being...

Not my kids school. They all know about Vimy Ridge. I think the problem isn't the schools, they cover the topics and provide the information. Kids that are interested grab onto it and do more research. The problem is the US saturated culture, that doesn't tell Canadian stories. There is no...

I'm impressed you ran the stairs in your oxfords. ;) Or did I just assume you were in proper office dress for a conference. (3's of somekind, yah I'm a naval officer and I'm old).

That's amazing. Good to hear. Who's carrying them around (organizationally)?

Failure statistics fior equipment (and people) is very clear, they follow the bathtub curve. We can argue where on the curve the HDW is, but its still pretty new and a first of class.

https://vanguardcanada.com/made-in-canada-radar-project-launches-in-the-north-through-new-indigenous-led-partnership/?amp=1 I can't believe we all missed this. Remember then Ozzie radar from earlier this month? Well only one part of the system apparently (as predicted). That's going to be...

I think the problem is the disconnect from the sales pitch to the delivery. USN sold this to the public is a quick build to get them frigates. And it's turned into a long build to get them lighter destroyers. Yes you can pick out quotes and such saying they would modify the design and such...

I'm 100% with you. RCN had a similar problem with JSS and Type 26 but project staff did the job of identifying must haves vs meets the intent. What those were was obviously different for different people so it's not perfect. Example magazines. German and UK magazine design is different than...

The FREMM is hardly a tier 2 combatant. What they've done though is apply all the US engineering solutions to what was a perfectly good Italian engineering solution. They are taking a Ferarri and trying to turn it into a Corvette or Ford GT. The USN does not change their survivability...

I hear that. This is why real fire training needs to return. My scariest moment was when I was doing my door and hatch procedure on a fire that had been left far to long. The attack team leader was another ASLT/NCdt. Because the fire had no air it had almost burned itself out. When I...

I learned my first FF/DC drills in Torch on the West Coast. Did my OOD training in Tumult. Diesel fires. With B-gear and those damn CHEMOX. Learned the hard way that you attack the fire as fast as possible, before it gets really hot. Also carbon fires are brutal as sometimes the walls...

I have my PT scheduled at 3pm right now. Usually because I go home, pick up the kid and then we both go to the YMCA. That's a perfectly good sched. Also pre-lunch PT is a great one as well. But I will say this, end of day PT often turns into "get errands done for the evening early" time if...