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It should also be noted that the 3 Frigates mentioned in the article were not  in fact Frigates at all but 3 MCDV"s. So much any accuracy in reporting but I guess we should be used to this by now. Cheers

One would think that by the time the F-35 becomes operational the RN'S new carriers will be in service and the ARK will be but a memory. The ARK is strickly a Harrier carrier. Cheers

Another reason the military will follow the cause of this crash is that this A/C is a civil version of the long awaited Cyclone.  Is the failed component common to both.

And do you have the slightest idea what the patrol endurance and combat radius is of a 214 as compared to a Victoria is.  The 214 is used around coastal Europe and Med not long range open ocean thats why the Aussies had to get there boats designed elsewhere.  What is needed is a boat that can...

Its sort of like comparing a Chevy Cavalier to a BMW. They are both cars, both have wheels, both have an engine,both have seats. They are different in price & capabilities and depending on what you are intending to use them for  offer different things to different people. If you were offered...

  No the amount received in Old Age Pension didn't match the clawback.  Clawback was 768 and old age pension 510 but with drop in income + less deductions and lower tax  rate  it wasn't a huge drop in income but still it did go down in the vicinity of 100 bucks which is nothing to laugh at when...

I shudder to think what would have happened at Pearl Harbour if they had the measely duty watches we have today. Remember many of the ships there managed to get underway and escape destruction even though they weren't expecting an attack . Our readyness today is a joke , I remember when the duty...

A few other points to ponder. I transfered directly from the Forces to PS and therefor they credited me with my time served towards seniorty therefor I started at the top of the ps pay scale for position instead of at the bottom giving me a higher salary than expected. They also credited me...

Maybe they should make the age for members of parliament 16 couldn't do worse than the crowd there now.

What do you think of Jack Layton as the new Minister of NATIONAL Defence.  Shudder !!!

Wonder why it took Indian Police, Army @ Commandoes 4 days to overcome 10 terriorists  who caused 175 deaths + hundreds wounded.   

drunknsubmrnr  maybe you should sober up and take a math course ,your 2 billion figure is complete fantasy. Your thinking that if we can't get new subs and it cost to much to upgrade means we also should get rid of the CF-18's, Aurora's, CPF'S and our 2nd hand leo's because they also cant't...

ASW is not very practical on an ARCTIC patrol vessel. Ships require Sonar to detect Subs. Sonar requires a sonar dome protruding below the hull of the ship to transmit/receive into the water. I'm afraid the ice would make short work of a sonar dome as it would be smashed in short order...

Some other items that maybe of interest to readers. The CCG does not have any pilots .  Its helo's are flown by Transport Canada pilots and they are serviced and maintained by Transport Canada engineers as are all Federal Gov . non military A/C.  Every cg helo type has a hourly cost that...

The fact that a developemental defence item is over budget and behind time is not all that unusual . In fact if one looks at defence contracts worldwide , to find one on time and on budget would be extremely unusual or rare.  Thats why so many buy off the shelf items already tested and in...

Viking are reported to have an orderbook  for 40  Twin otters including 3 for the US Army parachute demo team.

The final JSS design  hasn't  been announced yet i don't believe but of the competing groups one of them is German and the other is of Dutch origin with Canadian Mods.  You didn't really think it was Canadian did you, we came up with the concept but a lot of the design work will be done offshore...

The crew is the most important factor. A good CO,XO and a crew thats works together and  have a happy ship make all the difference in the world. On the other hand if that certain spark is lacking and your ship is not a happy one ,life can be really miserable. I've been on several of each type...

Everyone seems to forget the Japanese, they have large long range diesel boats with the latest technology & sensors including AIP in the latest versions.  Yes i realize they never export but they still exist. Cheers

Same old story.  Not enough money and nobody with any vision of the future.  Seems like enerytime we finaly get a capilibiity its too late. Remember when we led the world in several fields of naval technology, well thats  history now and we've become late followers instead of leaders in any...