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Although I enjoy the old toasts...VAdm Norman would be the last person I would wish that upon.  He was the ONE and only bright light of the upper echelon here in NDHQ. 

I am assuming he is talking about getting better deals from industry...eg. F35s...

I believe this opportunity has 2 objectives: 1. to see if the Naval reserves can respond to this type of ask, and 2. as part of the Navy's contribution to the CAF's worldwide capacity building initiative.

Well, the Project is not the RCN...they progress the project on behalf of the RCN...but actually work for ADM(Mat), correct?  The RCN has never professed to prefer one design over the other.  If it came across that the RCN doesn't want the Type 26 that's not what I meant to say.  The RCN stands...

Take anything quoted or said by Ken Hansen with a grain of salt.  His commentary on anything naval related is many years passed its prime. The Type 26 is not a ship the Navy has been pushing for.  To be honest the RCN doesn't really care what ship it gets as long as it meets the SOR.

Sounds like someone who has never been to NDHQ...that comment probably includes about 0.5% of the NDHQ population.

So what do you mean by "NDHQ types"?  Seems a little flippant and dismissive...

Did you think the survey was going to directly help victims?  The survey was commissioned by DND to create an accurate baseline of how severe and widespread the problem was.  We knew it was bad, but we needed a better understanding of the issues so that Operation Honour can evolve and provide...

We used to have MARS- E who were software programmers...but we got rid of that sub-occupation years ago.  Any uniformed personnel who were working within S-82 since around 2000 were supporting the LM staff and doing very little if any coding.  As Tactics Staff we worked directly with the LM...

that should have read "Command and control system"...sorry.

That would not be a very cost effective plan.  Why change your entire Command and Control System when all you need to do is upgrade the software? That's one of the advantages of high tech gear nowadays...we can improve the performance simply by upgrading its software.

That "software support cell" was not CAF/DND personnel.  It was Lockheed Martin personnel who won the ISS contract.  We were entitled to so many version changes/year at a certain $ amount. When it came up for renewal, MDA bid as well...but lost.  The same will be true for CSC...that's why we...

Let's not start circling the wagons and protecting empires before even studying the possibility of merging the Engineering trades.  We screwed up royaly years back by not merging the combat trades...but hopefully that gets back on track soon.  We need to adapt to technology, and use it to make...

Before too much committment to UUVs in the Arctic, there are still many issues with their employment in that environment : http://breakingdefense.com/2016/03/polar-bears-robot-subs-and-melting-ice-navys-icex-2016/ "The Navy’s new fleet of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) has their own...

HMCS OTTAWA had a fire in the GT (Gas Turbine) enclosure, not a DG fire.

What we need to do is stop trying to fit acquisitions to a fixed budget.  Money should not drive strategy.  We need the government to tell us exactly what their expectations of the Military are (capabilities, readiness levels, etc...), and then fund those requirements.  I am hopeful that the...

Is that you on the flag deck?  ;D

I'm guessing it is the USS Canberra.

Sorry forgot the weapon...now it had an 8in gun however it also had an observation plane...so either are unique for a submarine.

The French submarine Surcouf.  Apparently sunk by "colliding" with an American freighter in 1942.