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Well, the Americans developed a "Stealthy" helicopter with a big spiny thing on top so who knows?!

Since we are doing parodies...

Since the Fallschirmjager belonged to the Luftwaffe and not the Wehrmacht are you suggesting that all Canadian Airborne forces become part of the RCAF and not the Army? And then there is the Hermann Goring Division !

Interesting post over at the Defense Post website that looks at Canada's IFM modernization plan and thinks that Canada's plan to upgrade its 155mm guns may be going down the wrong track because it has tailored its requirements to one specific system while disregarding other better and cheaper...

I don't know. After the last little stunt the Aussies pulled on the French would they ever trust them again!!

This report is from over two years ago. In fact, the schedule proposed in the article is pretty much the same one that SK is currently proposing for Canada. If Canada selects the KS-III, it might be pretty hard for SK to produced the KS-III according to the timelines proposed in the article...

South Korean newspaper article about Fuhr's visit to South Korea's Hanwha shipyard. It states that the final decision will come down which bidder can provide the best economic benefits package. Also confirms RfP date for March and final decision in June...

Which kind of makes you wonder why some NATO countries are selling top-of-line military equipment (e.g. KF-41 Lynx) to Hungary?

So the deadline for RfP is 01 March which means the RfP should be coming any week now.

And it has been confirmed that Norway will buy an additional two U212CD submarines bringing total numbers to 12 subs on order (six for Norway and six for Germany). According to Wikipedia Norway is slated to receive its subs in 2029, 2030, 2033 and 2035. Germany will receive its first two subs...

More to my last post. Noah over at his substack has an update on Trump's last tantrum and what its all abut. Apparently, the FAA has given approval for the latest Gulfstream biz jets and Transport Canada has not. However, the FAA gave Gulfstream a bye on some safety issues and TC has not. Link

The latest tantrum from President Trump. https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/trump-threatens-to-de-certify-thousands-of-canadian-manufactured-aircraft-over-gulfstream-dispute/166132.article

Lets see how Consumer Reports rate Kia and Hyundai:

"That would be $200 dollars for the win!!" https://www.cavok.com.br/coreia-do-sul-revela-conceito-de-aeronave-de-guerra-eletronica-baseada-no-bombardier-global-6500

Anita Anand, Canada's Foreign Minister has announced that a RCN Patrol Vessel will be arriving in Nuuk, Greenland for next weeks opening of a Canadian Consulate in the city. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canada-sending-naval-patrol-vessel-to-greenland-for-opening-of-new-consulate-anand/

Agreed. As you say there are big disconnects not only between countries, but even within countries. When I was stationed in Naples, Italy ('99-'03) there was a big difference between Northern Italy and Southern Italy (rough dividing line between the two would be Rome). The more industrialized...

I may be mistaken but it seemed to me that when of the ICE agents tried to pistol whip the victim. Could that have resulted in a discharge?

Apparently video no available!

Back in 2024 the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania ran a scenario very similar to what is know happening in Minnesota where there was a conflict between State and Federal authorities and the outcome was Civil War. More from the Guardian...

This report from the Daily Kos says the man shot was an observer. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/24/2365145/-BREAKING-ICE-just-shot-an-observer-in-Minneapolis?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web The Whipple Building is the main HQ for ICE operations in...