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US services competing with each other for Indo-Pacific roles, funding: 1) Navy: 2) Army (several things Marines want to do to): 3) Marines: Mark Ottawa

Note this is mostly about the Russkies’ own side of the Arctic: Mark Ottawa

Now an article "by" MND Sajjan in Defense News, along with others by many other foreign big-wigs; don't think this will impress anyone much about Canadian defense seriousness: Mark Ottawa

The way the wind looks like blowing, increasingly taking the "armed" out of the CAF and resulting in a a less and less combat-oriented CAF (except perhaps for the RCN which has little domestic relevance and provides all those juicy shipbuilding jobs! jobs! jobs!): Guess where most...

PLAAF’s Xian H-20 stealthy strategic bomber: Mark Ottawa

By Dana381: In fact media generated lots of new SAR aircraft controversy on basis RCAF was trying to rig the bidding (accurately I believe) for C-27--better transport in secondary role--vs C295. All that delayed final competition and selection for a long time--whole process lasted from 2004...

The simple fact is that the major Canadian media are not interested in reporting facts in an objective fashion to inform public debate about defence matters; rather they essentially look for angles that can be spun to suggest scandal/malfeasance/incompetence/whatever might smell in order to...

A relevant, fairly short, "Briefing Note" by Dave Perry of the CGAI at the Naval Association of Canada--gets into the weeds: Mark Ottawa

Just to counterbalance all the Arctic scarifying that's popping to the surface these days: Mark Ottawa

Post at Thin Pinstriped Line on the year ahead for British military after Brexit and with new thinking from integrated review coming down. Anything like that thinking for CAF? Note prominent public COVID-19 role for Brit forces--what impact will CAF's role have on the Army/Reserves going...

RAAF IOC: F-35A is also in hunt for new Finnish fighter--a detailed post by Corporal Frisk, also includes details of what Finland has asked for to go with Super Hornet/Growler should they be chosen: Mark Ottawa

Transport Canada gets its own drone before RCAF's never never program does: Mark Ottawa

Start of a fabulous and detailed piece by an Indian Air Force pilot--lots of photos: The air marshal also runs this interesting website: "Air Power Asia" https://airpowerasia.com/ Some photos from the piece above: Back seat: More back seat: Mark Ottawa

US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and whole lot of complicated planning to take on PRC/PLA Navy: 1) New U.S. Maritime Strategy Sets Sights on China https://news.usni.org/2020/12/17/new-u-s-maritime-strategy-sets-sights-on-china 2) What’s the role of Marine infantry in the new strategy to fight...

Anybody ever consider the security side of some things? Globe and Mail summary of full article behind paywall: Full story: Mark Ottawa

One doubts this story was in any way related to the above but... ;): Mark Ottawa

Saab plays Quebec card: Mark Ottawa

USAF moving fast: Mark Ottawa

PRC nuking up, though not that much (yet?)--note hypersonics: Note this nuke angle (and hypersonics): Mark Ottawa