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Thankfully we have a domestic back up plan if the F-35 or Gripen does not pan out

Likely they can launch our subs faster than we can provide senior commanders for them.

Both yards had to learn to crawl, walk and now run. Irving started on the Hero Class, then AOP's and now RCD. Seaspan on the OFSV, OOSV then the JSS and now the Multi Purpose ships and the Polar Class.

Don't forget they also produced Combat Architects

I have zero faith that they will get to giving the Reserves useful stuff before the money taps get shutoff. Plus if they bought K9's for the Reserves, they would be broken down for most of their lives as there will not be enough maintainers and many will have to sit outside as they won't fit...

Taking a bit of a Type 31 approach?

Seaspan has built vessels to a Polar 6 standard or close to it. Could they add the CDC to their build schedule with 17 icebreakers to come, not sure? One option would be to Seaspan build a couple of icebreaker, while the CDC hull design is sorted and then alternate with CDC/icebreaker and then...

If that is the case, the only guns on the parade square will be ceremonial and no functioning howitzers for the Reserves to train on.

If Canada goes KSS-III, I suspect the Aussies will buy at least 4 as "Interim subs" followed by more as AUKUS collapses.

My relief at work is a young Afghan that grew up just 5km from Canada's base near Kandahar. We spend 15 minutes or so talking geopolitics and Canadian culture when we do the shift handover. He asked me about my opinion on Pakistan, I said it is a group of power factions striving to be in...

(If we get the KSS-III) For you Aussie, I have special deal, 4 nicely cared for boats dirt cheap.......

However I can see a future government renaming them to Frigates and cancelling the remaining RCD's. I think getting close to the tonnage of the CFP is risky as budgetary sharks will eventually be coming around.

How many of the CF-18's are operational at any one time? I suspect that for quite sometime, the limiting factors will be secure, connected hangers for the F35, security teams, pilots and maintainers.

Likely anyone worth their salt avoids the job.

At least it was a deactivated shell going by the lack of primer.

Interesting stuff on the Lionfish 30 Characteristics: Rate of fire — up to 200 rounds per minute. Effective range — 3,500 m. The mass of the turret without ammunition is 1,450 kg. The Lionfish 30 turret can fire single shots, continuous bursts, or programmed bursts. that two trays contain each...

They realized what they had done and unleashed and decided "Nuking it from orbit is the only solution"

3rd party buys most likley. But Starlink can geofence them

Also is the US, this appears interesting, but is short on details like range and targeting https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-demonstrates-microwave-weapon-defeating-fiber-optic-fpv-drones

Somebody on FB market place is offering small 3D models of the Halifax's at $70 a shot.