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There is a difference between Irving pre-NSS and this proposal for Saint John, given that the former had an entire order book promised to them prior to embarking on this journey while the latter has basically nothing. Legacy and a vague "skilled labour base" doesn't mean much to me when we're...

Fundamentally the entire NSS has built the yards for our domestic use and we need to fulfill our own requirements before we start worrying about relatively small batch orders that may or may not come in from abroad. Building an entirely new RCD hall while doing….USCG orders? With the existing...

Not sure I'd look into that comment too much, I would bet that Topshee is referring to something in the same vein as the Kingston class where they are not ice rated but instead ice strengthened. It provides some very limited operational capability without all of the substantial weight and cost...

The primary issue with Saint John is the fact all of the actual infrastructure there outside of the repurposed buildings for the wallboard plant and the drydock structure itself is gone, it's isn't just TLC but effectively a ground up building of an entire shipyard using the few bones remaining...

The CCG would have rather had their own specific vessels designed from the ground up however, their pair of vessels will be replacing/supplementing the existing CCGS Cape Roger (1977), CCGS Cygnus (1981) and CCGS Leonard J. Cowley (1984) on their vital East Coast/Northern fisheries enforcement...

The recent USCG RFI for their Arctic Security Cutter program basically fits the AOPS perfectly, the big issue is that Irving is entirely unable to build them any ships and thus the efficiencies of scale would be lost if the hypothetical build is sent elsewhere.

I think the best solution as per usual is to have a varied fleet of various platforms (satellite, manned AEW&C, ground based nodes, fighter aircraft, AEW drones, etc) to all weave data into a shared picture, entirely dropping valued sections of the fleet entirely does not seem especially wise to...

I'm not sure how much reasoning is put behind it, given there seems to be a lack of proper reasoning within a lot of the US Administration and extending to the various clusters going on within procurement. I've heard just as many folks saying that EW, decoys, drone wingmen and next generation...

I'm not one to especially argue with a subject matter expert, but it's fairly obvious that platforms like the E-7 have an advantage in internal volume for equipment and comfort of the crew. Given the inherent long range and long duration of these operations, it isn't just the mechanical...

It is a tradeoff between the Phoenix (L3 Harris proposal) and the GlobalEye (Saab) at the end of the day. GlobalEye is operated by the UAE, with France and Sweden also being planned operators in the future. The Erieye radar is operated by countless other nations on different platforms as well...

They very much are, the difference is that they are designed to operate in the warmer period of the year where there is actual traffic within the Arctic. This discussion was had in the infancy of the AOPS program, it makes little sense to go send heavy icebreakers to go patrol the Arctic during...

One of my issues with the Germans is compared to the Koreans, they don’t seem to be putting in anywhere near the same amount of serious effort regarding the CPSP. They are treating this as yet another largely transactional relationship where they sell equipment to a customer and walk off into...

It's a relatively unique selling point as well because as far as I am aware besides the special order Israeli submarines from Germany, none of the prospective bidders actually have a proven submarine VLS at sea or even under construction besides Korea. It is potentially a real game changer to...

I would be a lot more forgiving to Oriole if she actually had proper historical value or was remotely impressive, but she is an incredibly underwhelming ship that just comes off as kind of sad.

Realistically, I don't think anything is going to impact the review of our F-35 purchase outside of Abrams tanks rolling over the Canadian border tomorrow. The F-35 has been and continues to be the only real choice for a fighter aircraft not only now, but for the foreseeable future for any...

Good news for some people lol, I'd prefer that ship turned into RCN themed matchsticks or a museum on land at best.

I think Davie needs to be careful with how it uses its Helsinki and future Texas based yards for Canadian orders. It's all well and good to use these yards to help speed up construction, but fundamentally taking work away from Canadian shipbuilders (especially in Quebec with how much support the...

https://www.davie.ca/en/news/2025-06-11-gulf-coppers-intentions-en/ Davie is apparently looking to purchase the Texas based Gulf Copper shipyard to add to its collection, alongside the Helsinki yard in Finland. Other sources put the pricetag at roughly $1B, seems they are trying to set the...

RCN folks are going to absolutely loathe having the modern and comfortable AOPS platforms hauled out from under them, while they get crammed back into the cold war sardine cans until their replacements arrive. You'd just be shifting the personnel burden of an unwanted class of ships to an...

I don't particularly see it as being spoiled or arrogant, the best way I could see to explain it would be similar to the CAF amalgamation. The CCG has its own storied history that reaches back even before the founding of the RCN and a distinct civilian culture that goes alongside that more...