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Swiss cabinet picks F-35, now to parliament: Mark Ottawa

Very interesting podcast below, well worth the listen, by CGAI with USAF BGEN at NORAD and USAF official on US thinking about future defence of North America ("the speed of relevance"). US thinking is all aimed “left of launch”, deterring or preventing (how?) Russian attacks, kinetic or...

Start of an article at a US think tank by a former senior American diplomat who "served as Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S, Embassy in Ottawa (2013-16) and at the Pentagon as Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army": Canada’s Jet Fighter Purchase...

Excellent Finnish blogger Corporal Frisk talks to LockMart about their F-35A bid for Finland's new fighter--start of the post: Mark Ottawa

What does Canadian government think of the US move towards "left of launch" for defence of North American? From a piece by Prof. Nancy Steeples at RMC: Mark Ottawa

Swiss in the bag? Finns next? Mark Ottawa

Debate in US about how practical all the fancy new plans--USAF agile basing, basing US Army long-range fires, Marines' plans for EABO--actually are, plus an fancy example of new think from the army: 1) From a June 7 story in Foreign Policy: Read on. The end of the article: For sure...

Conclusion of a piece at the excellent US site, The Drive's "War Zone"--good luck with any government finding the money to buy replacements any time in the foreseeable future, what with CSC and new fighter: Mark Ottawa

Surprise! Two Boeing-connected former NORAD commanders push Super Hornet, start of an article: Mark Ottawa

How to get a big support ship at a reasonable price: Mark Collins

Saab GlobalEye with Global 6000 airframe might be useful for RCAF: Five of the planes sold to UAE: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/01/04/saab-nabs-1-billion-deal-for-two-more-global-eye-planes-to-the-united-arab-emirates/ Sweden also plans to buy the GlobalEye, and two of...

USAF buying more Bombardier Global 6000s, via Lear, Wichita (company news release): Mark Collins

At CDA Institute, also deals with the now-planned two new CCG polar icebreakers: Mark Ottawa

The USAF has always hated close air support and does not want a dedicated CAS airframe--want multirole planes that can do what they really want to focus on, interdiction and winning wars by attacking key operational/strategic enemy targets. Mark Ottawa

USAF wants to chop quite a few planes, note tankers: Mark Ottawa

Excellent Finnish blogger Corporal (not) Frisk on Finland's fighter competition--64 planes wanted--and Super Hornet/Growler/F-35A offers--start of post and excerpts on cruise missiles: Mark Ottawa

Slowly, slowly: Shipbuilding strategy seemed like a great idea at the time. Two mononoply shipyards that had to be completely remade. Mark Ottawa

In fact most of the work of USCG icebreakers has been in Antactic. Mark Ottawa

USAF secretary souring (more than before?) on F-35A? SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans The F-35 joint strike fighter loomed like a ghost over the May 25 confirmation hearing of President Joe Biden’s pick for Air Force secretary, who famously called the program a case of...

Reshaping USAF deployable combat wings (mainly for needs vs major powers it would seem): Mark Ottawa