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The RCN wheel grinds slow, but finely…

Sadly (not because the South Koreans don’t make good subs- I think that they probably do), it is typically Canadian that such a contract would turn on something entirely predictably as that.

Hmmm…I think we are getting close to having a winning bidder…

Then we need to go full Rafale. There is no other option, if you want to avoid ITAR.

I wonder what the Venn Diagram is of prominent commentators “Chicken Littling” Canadian Oil against Commentators perfectly happy to see the the same oil left in the ground…

Military equipment exports?

This reminds me that I need to start reloading….

Yes. Over the course of time, we will be refitting ships while ships are being built. The theory of a national shipbuilding strategy is that, starting in 2030(ish), there is a destroyer type vessel being delivered to the fleet every 18 months. Forever. No more boom/bust. While that is going...

The problem with a probe on a Global 6500 is that the parasite drag penalty is already high with the antenna bolted to the top. And we are going to make it worse? Plus, what is the relative weight penalty of a probe over a receptacle?

Can confirm that the CPF sea keeps well. The hull form is a good one and the ride is comfortable in all but a quartering sea.

Except, we don’t own any spare parts- Sikorsky does. Unless you mean selling the hulls to the US for salvage purposes.

What choice does Ukraine have, but to play along?

Which, we are eternally grateful for….

The inhumanity. Has the UN been notified?

It is not that bad. The brakes are nowhere near as squeaky.

Let’s start with ballistics. Rockets have a relatively fixed trajectory that can leave dead zones or minimum range issues. Guns can hit just about anything within range, once you play with elevation and charge bags. Rockets tend to be quite a bit more expensive than a 155mm round. Rockets...

Listen, replacing 100 Bell helicopters that everyone acknowledges cannot do the job with more Bell helicopters is not the flex that you think it is….

Actually, you aren’t super far off the mark. I can think of one person that nearly fits that bill.

You are not wrong. But, if not Lockmart/Boeing helicopters- then who? Leonardo? NH Industries? Nobody is easy to work with in this space.

The reading I have done indicates that, if there is Chinese circuitry, there is a non-zero chance of spyware; kill switches and malware…