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There is a substantial bit of culture within the CCG where they do not want to be overtly involved with armed enforcement and military matters as they view it as directly interfering with the search & rescue, icebreaking, navigational aid, communication, etc duties in the eyes of the public...

This is going to go over like a lead balloon with the Coast Guard, their personnel are unionized civilians and loathe being pushed towards enforcement roles, let alone being lumped under DND and all that potentially entails.

I have a very hard time seeing the Army procure CV-90 at this point, given the huge adoption of wheeled LAV platforms domestically.

There has not been an in-depth explanation given by the Canadian Govt, Irving or the CCG as to the exact nature of changes however, I am not surprised there is substantial extra costs. From what I have gathered, the CCG never really wanted the last two AOPS and they were effectively forced to...

It is an improvement to be sure, but I personally reserve such language for more than just a endurance hull insertion on a design that hasn't even seen the water yet.

The only public changes from the CD to the CDE model is a 10m~ hull extension, it's not a substantial improvement.

They are pitching KSS-III.

I mentioned Vard 100 back in February in the MCDV section on the forums however, Noah has posted new information from CANSEC 2025 regarding this offering from Vard as part of the Vigilance family. Credit goes to them and their original post can be found below. I thought this would also be a...

I mentioned Vard 100 back in February however, Noah has posted new information from CANSEC 2025 regarding this offering from Vard as part of the Vigilance family. Credit goes to them and their original post can be found below. Detailed specifications were not listed however, I will include...

Judging by how it looks like the same model as the proposed RCH-155 companion vehicle, it’s a vehicle designed to keep pace with the artillery systems and reload them with an automated crane system relatively quickly. Here is patent drawings for the German version. Looks to be so...

Apologies for the low quality, but here's a look at the associated ammunition carrier and mortar platforms from the GDLS Canada booth at CANSEC 2025.

Not sure if I would call a ship with a relatively poor sensor suite, unclassified CMS and a few seacan spaces a picket in the modern sense. Fire ship might be more apt as how things would go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ship

There is a fundamental disconnect in the roles and required traits of icebreakers and combatants that make them incompatible, you will end up with a bloated, costly and complex vessel that won't be satisfactory for either purpose.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/south-korea-hyundai-heavy-industries-hanwha-ocean-submarine-pitch-1.7527252 New article on the KSS-III from Murray Brewster. Some interesting points:

Vard adding even more proposals to the "Vigilance" family in their latest CDR magazine advertisements. Vigilance 55 looks like a 1:1 copy of the existing VARD 7 055, while Vigilance 40 is a small design I have not seen before. Very strange to see these smaller proposals pushed, as I don't...

Vigilance is just an early pitch at a time when nobody else is doing the same in a public facing matter, they are going to look incredibly silly if they end up not getting the contract after this herculean media campaign. There is countless designs worldwide that can more than fit with CMMC is...

Given the South Korean KSS-III seems the likely winner of the CPSP, I could very much see them setting up a munitions factory within Canada to produce their missiles. It would be a valuable enterprise for Canada and South Korea, with the former looking to bring production within its borders and...

As bad as Canadian shipbuilding gets, it could always be worse lol. DeWolf only took like 5 years.

With all respect to HI Sutton, his graphic does not reflect reality. From everything I have heard thus far, only the Hyunmoo 4-4 SLBM has been integrated into the submarine variant of the K-VLS.

The big issue for Canada getting a lot of the Korean heavy hitter systems aboard KSS-III is the Missile Technology Control Regime, given the fact we would have to be exported "monkey models" of cut down warheads/range in order to keep both nations within compliance. Personally I don't...