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I know. Drones are shorthand and I should know better than using that. RPAS.

If we follow the trail, canada has: 1. Bought the only ASW frigate in the actual competition, fulfilling NATO and implied US treaties for shipping interdiction. Insert BMD Defense as a plus. 2. bought a NORAD compliant fighter, per US treaties. 3. buying the MQ-9B drone for North American...

Canadians seem to have problems laying pipe these days. Someone had to say it.

I’d be surprised if they purchased the P-8. Peer pressure is a shitty reason for buying military equipment. My read is that the Americans want something that works and does the job. Also the P-8 will close before we buy it...

The CCG guards many things, like fisheries, environmental disasters and in general people’s livelihoods and well being. There are many ways to guard than with a gun.

absolutely

Even if we wanted to listen to these assholes, the Americans have a much longer petition. They are an insult to principled liberalism.

I have given a first glance and was just going post it. I don’t know if the P-8 apprpriate because we either don’t know or can’t state the planes actually capabilities. Should make a fun process to watch. But people here really, really like the P-8. we have bought off the shelf for some...

Wow. Those hippies pot is extra strong.

I didn’t think that Air and Infra swapped logs There used to be separate programs for new Hangars under the blueprint Infra in the DCA settings. Those programmed are no longer under Infra or air. http://dgpaapp.forces.gc.ca/en/defence-capabilities-blueprint/project-dcia.asp?id=140 The short...

Like I said, the current government can do it in the fall of 2024 if they think they can win. OK guys, none of us are fans of our current PM. We should, however, leave the vitriol and bile. It will scare away left leaning people who are interested in defence in general and the F-35 specifically...

They may have leaked by accident on purpose. Being a leak on this file could seriously f@ck up your life. Military and all. I worked for the the government and am still at risk for prosecution under Security of Information Act. I wouldn’t leak a thing without explicitly told to do it In...

Mixed blessing. To be fair, the Harper government had their 6 years too. Many people in Canada believe that defence is an option, whether a idealistic staunch conservative or painfully naive NDP followers. It did prevent from the RCAF flying around in F-18s forever. The government will call an...

Every expensive Program is dynamite. Why would there be an election in 2023?

A series of governments has let Cold Lake down. The people there are wonderful. The infrastructure, quarters etc are horrible. The place lined with asbestos an a wall can’t be opened with the huge effort to keep the asbestos friable that nothing gets fixed. Etc etc. That‘s what I meant by Shit...

I did not know that the NSM was MK41 compatible. There is something satisfying about the 1000lb warhead of the also stealthy LRASM If the current government’s intentions of joining the ABM family are true then we’d need the SM-6 at least. I also think we are getting our arms twisted.

I was wondering if the AGM-158C still has the capabilitit’s of the AGM-158B plus the ASuW capabilities. The Tomahawk V is also dual use cruise missile. I often don’t wonder clearly. The space for more NSM launchers is a a premium. Many more antenna’s to locate/relocate.

I was reviewing the most recent PDF press release/graphic thing, on top of the change of the CMS, I just noticed that the Naval Fire Support Missile has changed from Tomahawk to ?.LRASM? https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/rcn-mrc/documents/ships/csc-factsheet-2022-2.pdf I have to much time on...

Cold Lake is a shit hole, and so is the base. Thank you for your service my ass. https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/cold-lake-report/report.html

What is wrong with the C130J?