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Hmm--Joint Statement released just before fall of Kabul and call of Canadian election--no real specifics or firm commitments: Mark Ottawa

Very good Finnish blogger Corporal Frisk on why Rafale's nuclear mission is relevant to capabilities needed for new Finnish fighter, and lots of good technical details on the Dassault plane at this post--also interesting discussion of French nuclear weapons doctrine including their version of...

Greenland card, with Canadian content:

Meanwhile US Navy is really interested in European NATO's "high north" off Norway, not in North American Arctic: BTW the Vice Commander of US 2nd Fleet is an RCN Rear-Admiral: https://www.c2f.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/Article/1961644/rear-adm-steve-waddell/ Mark Ottawa

Two aspects of US Navy's problems: 1) Less jointery? USN (and indeed other services) seem increasingly up that creek and running out of paddles with which to take on PRC in Western Pacific without needing to go nuclear to "win". As for those war games, re-upping this article from The...

More at The Drive's "War Zone" (great site): Mark Ottawa

No mention of NORAD or NATO in this story on USAF's developing its Arctic strategy--Norway noted, not Canada:

JCS not happy with results of this war game, hoping to defeat PRC with lots of new super-duper high tech (JADC2 etc)--at Defense One:

Dave Perry moderates CGAI podcast on CSC program with current ADM (Mat) and Alan Williams: Rather different perspectives. Mark Ottawa

Note this German agency (Canada now does not have a serious, autonomous federal emergency/disaster agency like FEMA because until recently very big natural blow-ups were fairly infrequent--unlike in the US--and pols could always call in the forces): Mark Ottawa

Article at Skies magazine on Swiss choosing F-35A--and RCAF: Mark Ottawa

If we don't procure a fighter that is acceptable to the US for the NORAD mission (to provide defence against [American help] we can look forward to the US insisting on USAF bases, with their basing costs paid by us, at Cold Lake, Yellowknife, Goose Bay and a US Navy one at St. John’s. Mark Ottawa

And what will our government do for those who worked for Canada? As for Canada: Time may well be running out, Ottawa. Mark Ottawa

From near the start and the latter part of an article at War on the Rocks:

The great Rosie DiManno: Mark Ottawa

Good analysis of Swiss choice of F-35A, and comparison with Finnish competition, by Corporal Frisk: Mark Ottawa

Rather the Navy rarely even mentions in any official media releases (print or social media) that it's an important role for them. Unlike the USN or Royal Navy. Mark Ottawa

Biden at presser today: "I'm not going to answer any more questions on Afghanistan." Sweet, really open and transparent--video here: Mark Ottawa

Podcast from CGAI, in context of Ex Dynamic Mongoose (NATO Trains Crews in Anti-Submarine Warfare off Norway - Seapower): "In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Royal Canadian Navy Commander Peter Sproule about anti-submarine warfare." Why does RCN qua RCN say so...

Start and conclusion of worried article at War on the Rocks: Mark Ottawa