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China's looks cooler. This is their anti drone system.

Honestly, being on ship the trade progression is working now (with hiccups). However we are very short people. So yah, not as messed up as them. We didn't have their mass exodos due to screwy trade reorg.

Not a chance. Its the RCH 155 almost guaranteed. K9 Thunder doesn't meet the strategic mobility requirements. (wrong thread but there it is).

I've scolded those same folks for even trying to compare how F'd up MARTECH is/was. WENG has worked through the problems (and will now see another reorg when the AEGIS arrives). MAR TECH are still working through theirs.

Desired or what we can actually contribute. A fight in the South China Sea really isn't in our geostrategic critical interests categories. Arctic and Europe are. Helping Japan and Korea in the situation where they are pulled into a conflict over Taiwan is in our critical interests I would...

WENG tech is fine. MARTECH they are still trying to fix it.

Its good to see the procurement process now focus in on economics, speed of delivery and cost. Cutting the bid down to two compliant options was the right decision. It speeds up what follows next as you only have to evaluate two bids.

My take: For the army? Yes. Ukraine is crippling Russian ability to attack Europeans with a chance of success the short term, and the Europeans will have enough time to rearm to take on Russia by themselves. in a 5 year window they can do it. For the Airforce? Yes with some gaps. They are...

Impressive sail MAX. Very impressive.

Not that permanent considering they fixed it and that ship has been accepted into the German navy. But yes, there were certainly a large number of concerns with the last tranche of German build vessels.

The current sub maintainers are not fans of Babcock. LMC has a better reputation.

You can monitor from the air but you can't control from the air. Like infantry who hold ground, ships can "hold" waterspace (sea control). The air force can only do sea denial (first step towards sea control). Ice strengthening in the case of CDC is not really a tactical or strategic mobility...

You're not wrong. I think that the initial steps are in concert with the RCN as we work directly with them on a lot of things, including SAR. But RCAF and SAR relationships/responsibilities are a very interesting string to pull at. RCAF, RCN, RCMP and CCG already sit at the same table when...

The organizations are not being merged. Both are going to operate independent of each other, just talk more often about different things. CCG is getting some expanded roles sure. I'm confident they will be well within the wheelhouse of what the CCG can do and wants to do. They are part of the...

Standby for Seaspan to come out with their ship. Right now these are all essentially skins for a video game. Also that 120 is likely the Arctic Amphib they were talking about not a version of the CDC.

Ok thats legit hilarious.

Its' been included to some extent since Harper agreed to 2% in 2014. Now they are spending the money on upgrades and changing the mission to make it match the accounting. Radar upgrades and secure comms mean they can properly perform the surveillance and intelligence gathering mission. Which...

Its basically what he said and whats in the interview with the CRNC. Adding the CCG to the network of sensors available to be linked into the Recognized Maritime Picture compilation is a good thing. This means they'll be watching for and reporting on what they see. It opens up CCG jetty...

Its in the linked article what that means, both for the overarching Maritime Picture and in some cases infrastructure accessable by the RCN.

Of course you're an expert, I was trying to pump you up as an expert to the experts! Lmoa No more gun stuff on here please. There is a thread for that. Unless the gun shoots underwater or something!