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The thing about UAV's is that (at least currently) the operators are stationary. They are extremely useful on a static front but much less useful if your force is on the move. That is part of the reason that advances are limited...the drone operators can't keep up with a quick/deep advance...

Fully agree That's fine for the direct support of the maneuver units but I think that Ukraine has shown that additional indirect fires capabilities - with a mix of guns, rockets, loitering munitions and UAVs - as well as significant EW and AD/C-UAS capabilities (both within the maneuver units...

Whatever tank we end up getting we're sure to need more than we currently have... https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-tank-units-face-shortage-of-combat-ready-vehicles/ I'm hesitant to assume that a NATO-Russia conflict will look like the Russia-Ukraine war but I do think that serious...

So turn the AOPS into a combatant? I'm definitely in the camp of those that believe that all RCN ships should have a useful role in case of conflict. However, I don't think trying to configure the AOPS for ASuW with Harpoons makes any sense. Enemy surface combatants are unlikely to approach...

I can definitely see the utility of these UGV's but I'm wondering exactly how they will be managed. They move at the speed of dismounted troops but how are they moving to the front with the infantry? Trailers? In the back of light mobility vehicles/APCs? They seem to fit well on a static...

I'm definitely stealing that one!

Researchers are suggesting that if/when "the big one" hits the Pacific North-West it could quite possibly trigger another "big one" along the San Andreas Fault causing devastation all along the Pacific Coast from BC to California. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251022023130.htm

What? You mean the square dancing they made us do in high school won't cut it???

How informed is the average Canadian on issues like the status of global refineries on the Pacific Rim that are capable of processing the bitumen produced in the oil sands, existing contracts vs capacity of those refineries, projected demand for the product by existing and projected markets, the...

Add a Canadian Ranger platoon to each CA Reserve unit?

The "Air force training" you're talking about is actually Pilot training. One specific trade. Other RCAF trades don't need to learn to pilot an aircraft but to my understanding they do have additional airframes for maintenance training as well as separate aircraft for other Aircrew trades...

Are the trainees on the Orca's strictly officers? Strictly NWO's? Do other trades have at-sea training vessels other than the MCDV's or training berths on the CPF's/AOPS?

General Atomics is adding their Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) as sub-munitions to GMLRS and PrSM rockets. Basically a 120mm round equivalent warhead on a maneuvering glide bomb with a seeker head carried in a rocket - 3 per GMLRS (unconfirmed quantity in a PrSM)...

If we're looking to go tracked, non-US and non-ITAR then Hanwha's K-NIFV updated version of the AS21 Redback could be an option. https://defence-blog.com/south-korea-unveils-next-gen-k-nifv-fighting-vehicle/ Personally I still prefer the CV90 family as it's proven and in use with our...

And you guys complain about the TAPV... https://defence-blog.com/russian-army-gets-1-2m-diy-carts-instead-of-combat-buggies/

Not necessarily specific to the LAV6.0 conversation, but does the Ukraine war possibly suggest that more than one Battalion structure may be required? For offensive operations that have to cross open ground to close with the enemy you may want smaller, agile, combined arms battalions that can...

If a conflict with China should suddenly erupt there could potentially be dozens of foreign flagged ships in Canadian waters. We may want the capability to board and inspect these in case any are being used for covert surveillance operations or even carrying the types of containerized weapons...

For the 2nd time since the Russian full-scale invasion Ukraine has taken down a Russian helicopter with an FPV drone: https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-fpv-drone-shoots-down-russian-mi-8-helicopter/

Apparently they won't be shoeing the horses as according to this article one of the reasons the Russians are turning to horses is due to the risk of magnetic mines... https://defence-blog.com/russia-trains-cavalry-units-for-battlefield-operations/