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Bit more on Korean SLCMs (article is 2 years old). Looks like the Hynmoo 3 sub launched version is called C-Star-111, and may (as of the date of the article) only be torpedo-tube launched. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/south-korea-completes-hyunmoo-v-ballistic-missile-development/

Found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyunmoo-3 Seems to be a real thing, and the 3C version has a 1500Km range, which is quite respectable.

Not sure if it's been tested, but the graphic in the link below clearly shows a cruise missile (Hyunmoo 3C). Question is if these cells can accommodate sub-launched Tomahawk. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/04/south-korea-conducts-second-slbm-test-from-kss-iii-submarine/

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”...

Your comment re. reflexive anti-Americanism is bang on. Here's a really good write up, by Richard Shimooka, about why pivoting to European defence contractors might not be a great idea, given our close relationship to the US...

But maybe not needed? My understanding is the funding for these comes from the Defence of the Arctic component of the budget, and would not be considered expeditionary assets, but limited to patrolling in the North. The GlobalEye reputedly has an endurance of 11 hours, so AAR may not be strictly...

US Coast Guard is looking to foreign yards to build arctic patrol ships. Is it just me, or does their requirement ("the icebreaker needs to make a path through three feet of ice, have a range of 6,500 nautical miles at 12 knots and operate for more than 60 days. It also would have a flight deck...

Haven't heard much lately on the rumoured AEW purchase, but this is interesting, and bodes well for the GlobalEye program...

Further muddying the waters: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/south-korea-fighter-jet-f-35-contract-1.7510220 Still uses American engines, however.

I don't believe the EJ230, which was to be a growth variant of the Eurofighter EJ200, was ever fully developed, so presumably there would be a considerable number of years before a Gripen variant with that engine would be available. This seems like vaporware.

Carney just announced the creation of a DPA, and defence spending "well above" 2% of GPD. No timeline though. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6722617

US is still struggling with the Constellation class: https://www.twz.com/sea/first-constellation-frigate-only-10-complete-design-still-being-finalized

Write to your nearest Liberal MP. I've done it several times. I pointed out that there are 2.4 Million registered firearms owners, and that not all of them necessarily want to vote Conservative, but feel compelled to do so because of all the "attacks" on legal firearms owners. I've gotten...

Same today - 14 second reload times. The site is getting almost unusable.

Why? It's public knowledge they are converting 36 airframes to the HEP 2 standard. Why hide the number done to date?

Didn't know this. HEP 2 modernized CF-18s are at Tyndall working with the US. Nice to see those planes are more than vapourware. Anyone know how many airframes have gotten HEP 2, to date?

Colin beat me to this! :)

According to this, they have cut steel on this ship, which is a pretty significant milestone: https://www.navaltoday.com/2025/04/04/canada-construction-starts-on-ccgs-heavy-polar-icebreaker-at-seaspan-shipyards/

I find myself in violent agreement with the author on the whole "reconsider F-35 purchase" issue: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/04/04/the_f-35_fiasco_canada_britain_and_the_death_of_grand_strategy_1101949.html

My Army context is Quartermaster, but I suspect it's a Quality function of some sort.