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USA thinking of just junking older F-35As: Can one imagine if RCAF had got first one in 2016, once the plan? See p. 42 PDF here: https://www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/259/290/297/286/dobrei.pdf Mark Ottawa

More on trimming the USAF fighter fleet, NGAD (one sort or another) to replace F-22, plus eventual F-16 replacement: Mark Ottawa

Head of USAF wants to phase out F-22 a lot sooner than expected replace with NGAD (fighter part)--also maybe some F-16s to be replaced by secret new plane already flying? Role of UCAVs? Lots of further links at original, excerpts from major article at "The War Zone": Mark Ottawa

Looks like Ontario's Heddle Shipyards will get some work on Seaspan's polar icebreaker. Seaspan says they will design their own ship--will Davie's have the same design? 1) Heddle: 2) Design--from Seaspan: Mark Ottawa

Big US Alaska ex. Northern Edge: Mark Ottawa

Russia mad about Norway letting USAF, US Navy uses bases in its high north: Mark Ottawa

A post on when LeMay sent B-50s to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1950--and an accident with an atomic bomb casing: Mark Ottawa

The horror! The horror! Mark Ottawa

With best and final offers in for Finnish fighter competition, Corporal Frisk has a very comprehensive post on what is known about the bids offering F-35A, Rafale, Eurofighter, Gripen E (with two GlobalEyes), SuperHornet/Growler: Mark Ottawa

Plus the PLAAF's J-20, at AvWeek: Mark Ottawa

Lot of turbulence appearing again vs F-35: 1) GAO: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-505t 2) US Naval Institute News: https://news.usni.org/2021/04/22/hasc-congress-let-dod-buy-too-many-f-35-fighters-but-not-enough-f-35-spares-sustainment 3) Breaking Defense on the same hearing...

France under de Gaulle recognized PRC in 1964. Much more significant than Canada: https://www.rfi.fr/en/asia-pacific/20140127-paris-beijing-50-years-de-gaulles-diplomatic-ties-peoples-republic-china Mark Otawa

U-2. A-12/YF-12/SR-71: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/History/CIA/the-oxcart-family-a-12-yf-12-sr-71-and-m21-blackbirds Mark Ottawa

How to put the new thinking into practice: Mark Ottawa

How to put the new thinking into practice: Mark Ottawa

Terry is a good friend of mine. You are so bang on. A brilliant writer, a fierce moralist in his own way and, frankly, wasted on this country. His mother worked for British SIGINT intercept service in WW II: "Enigma SIGINT, or, “What Did You Do in the War, Mother...

1) Now CSIS annual report: 2) And from Chair of National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (a Liberal) following Committee's annual report--he wants more done to combat, in particular, PRC's foreign influence/interference activities in Canadian politics (India also likely...

More on the US Army’s global reach plans for long-range fires, note also Arctic (further links and graphics at original): Mark Ottawa

And Taiwan sticks it to Justin: Tee hee. Mark Ottawa

Now a further lengthy post from Corporal Frisk on F-35A bid for Finland, based on detailed talk with LockMart man in charge of the bid (erstwhile US Defence Attaché in Helsinki, ah that military-industrial complex): Mark Ottawa