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A triangular partnership including Canada would be even better as Canada is roughly half way between the two and is extremely unlikely to be in the direct line of fire in either a North Korea/China-South Korea conflict or a USSR Russia/NATO conflict

Last time I checked the Artillery had a preference for conducting their fires non-line-of-site.. ;)

Or we negotiate to get BYD to build EV's here.

I'm not suggesting these systems will replace combined arms (or tanks) or be able to hold ground. What I'm suggesting is that like in Ukraine they are capable of creating a type of no-mans-land between and behind the front lines where armoured vehicles can't freely operate. This will require...

This I think is an important nut to crack. The traditional argument is that these light mobile gun systems (like the CV90120, etc.) can't replace a MBT because they don't have the armour to stand up against a real tank...."the best anti-tank weapon is a tank". But is that still true? Are we...

I take a different view than you on this. Despite recent improvements in the recruit intake process I think that attracting people to the military (and the combat arms in particular) will continue to be an issue. Meanwhile we have a seriously untapped group of people in the Reserves who have...

This sounds like a reasonable option but it wouldn't have to be a compulsory component transfer. Establish a certain number of geographically restricted Reg Force positions for the security force and allow Reservists that are at lease DP1 qualified to Component Transfer into those positions...

Here's a little more on OP Latitude (with HMCS Regina, MV Asterix and a CP-140) which is a combined Arctic OP with the US Alaskan Command. https://defence-blog.com/u-s-and-canadian-forces-conduct-arctic-strike-exercise/

One of the problems is that the RegF is short of people and is having trouble enlisting enough to meet even its current authorized levels never mind the increased levels required for an expanded force. At the same time you've got a bunch of Reservists who want to serve in the military but don't...

And the NDA also specifies: Could the government not then simply through OiC increase the number of Reserve positions by enough to cover the security force requirements and place that number of Reservists on active service? The Government could even in light of the increasing tensions with...

I see this as a bit of a To-MAY-to, To-MAH-to issue. Your new class of RegF service is a member that is assigned to a permanent posting while a Reservist on Class C is a member that has full-time employment where they live. Either way it's someone fulfilling a full-time position and not being...

Why would you need to make the CCG an armed force rather than fit their ships for (but not with) the required weapons stations and sensors for security/constabulary work? Embark RCMP or CAF personnel (with the required weapons/sensors/unmanned vehicles) when the threat level/task requires. I...

This seems a logical solution to me. Have a portion of Class "C" positions at the nearest Reserve unit. Gives you a full-time military security force without having to deal with postings. Works as a first step toward achieving a 30/70 force structure. Gives 'deployment" opportunities to...

What makes you think that in a shooting war they wouldn't be targeted anyway?

FTFY

Time and place

While you are perhaps correct that too many high school graduates are entering degree programs that some may consider "fluff" courses compared to STEM degrees (I'd be interested in knowing the actual numbers on that), it's important to understand that many of these liberal arts fields contribute...

A Dutch ice-classed cargo ship carrying carbon blocks/anodes from China to Quebec has run aground in the Northwest Passage while transiting Franklin Straight. Two CCG vessels are attending and assessing the damage with an ROV...

Sounds like the National Guard deployment to DC is starting to wear a little thin on the deployed members. With no end in sight, National Guard troops deployed to DC grow weary Meanwhile the latest jobs data suggests that job growth in the US continues to slow. Clearer indications should come...

The changing relationship and power dynamic between China and Russia is being reflected in Chinese force design: https://defence-blog.com/china-moves-away-from-heavy-tank-armadas/