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  1. GR66

    Trump Class Battleships?

    I had to check to make sure this wasn't a Duffle Blog article... ...I'm sure this will go well!
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    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    Ran this scenario through ChatGPT and this is what it came up with:Question: There have been experiments with unmanned aerial vehicles being equipped with photo-receptors and ground-based lasers being used to target the receptors to power the UAV. What would happen if a ground-based laser...
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    2025 U.S. - Venezuela conflict

    So, since (as per Trump) the Panama Canal rightly belongs to the United States then while their carrier group is in the area the US should "repatriate" Panama as a US territory...then they can legally board any Panamanian-flagged ships they want. See? That's how you make it legal!
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    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    So, if the Light Battalions are being grouped separately in the new Light Regiment would it make sense for the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the infantry regiments to swap locations so that 1, 2 and 5 Brigades of the Maneuver Division each have all their units in a single location...
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    The Trump-Nobel Peace Prize?
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    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    With the ubiquity of small UAVs we're quite likely at the point that every unit needs a SHORAD (or at least VSHORAD) capability embedded within their TOE.
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    I guess you can be a "conservative" without being a "Conservative"
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    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    Ukrainian drones take out a Russian S-400 launcher while on the move. https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-drones-destroy-russian-s-400-launchers/ Are we at the point that LRAD/MRAD systems need dedicated SHORAD systems to protect them?
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    The Great Gun Control Debate- 2.0

    Just to correct a common misconception about Swiss firearms ownership: Do most Swiss people have firearms? | [December Updated] Most Swiss People Have Firearms? Unveiling the Swiss Gun Culture So no, Switzerland does NOT have military issued rifles in MOST households as you contend. The number...
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    It's an Indian Air Force Embraer 145 AEW aircraft. https://www.airdatanews.com/embraer-concludes-visit-to-india-to-seek-suppliers-for-its-aircraft/
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Well...we WANT them to have air-to-air refueling... Hopefully it will work out.
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    CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    Sounds like it's not an uncommon situation due to the huge volume of containers that are being moved around the planet. By comparison (according to ChatGPT):
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    The Great Gun Control Debate- 2.0

    The only way to really change the public conversation about gun control is to get a grip on gun crime. As long as there are daily stories on the news of random shootings on the streets Joe & Jane public are going to be concerned about guns. What type of guns they are and whether they are legal...
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    There are a great many things that the current US administration is doing that don't seem to make any sense.
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    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    I'm shocked they didn't have those in place already
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    According to this article on the Investing News Network website the top three producers of Potash are: 1. Canada Potash production: 15 million metric tons Potash reserves: 1.1 billion metric tons 2. Russia Potash production: 9 million metric tons Potash reserves: 920 million metric tons 3...
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    I agree, but also to defend our own territorial waters, not just for expeditionary in the Pacific. Which begs the question as to what type of ASW weapons would you need on a Flower-class 2.0? Or, as I've been advised when asking that same question regarding the Continental Defence Corvette, do...
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