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An interesting proposal for possible light forces, particularly expeditionary. https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/developing-experimental-joint-airborne-division-hybrid-warfare-and-great-power-competition

Seems like the RCN needs something like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployable_Operations_Group Checks off all the boxes including enforcement teams, port security, as well as shoreside security. The goal with the navy reserves seems to already cover off this partially. But maybe we...

I think the bigger point here is the amateur leadership of the Canadian Army and Forces in general over the decades has resulted in a full time element that cant and never has been able to support overseas operations alone, a complete lack of war stores, and a pittance reserve force that is not...

Yes we arent deploying many people. All we need to do is stop sending captains from battalion to Ottawa for a couple years. The training cycle to generate OCs and ICs is wearing on the army

My memory was that at the time the proposal was fully thought out and more them raising their hand in class kinda thing.

The manning of the units is hugely under strength and the infantry battalions lack proper CSS outside of recce. The armored recce battalions are really 1 tank regiment, 1 LAV regiment, and an armored car regiment. The 3rd battalions are actually just 2 companies and are not mechanized to the mec...

Seems like the US is moving somewhat away from brigades and back into divisions. Below are the different types we can expect. https://www.battleorder.org/post/waypoint-divisions Interesting how Canada is keeping to the understrength brigades which will include many assets that only need to...

The costs for the latest Gripen appear to be now about the same as the F35 at least thats what the Thai military has said. The irony of this entire journey has been the constant downgrade an increase in cost for all aircraft other then the F35. The original Super Hornet Bid was billing a cheaper...

None of these deal with NDHQ or MILPERCOM being their own separate empires with people the 3 services need. As many have mentioned here before the entire process was critically lacking in imagination and doesnt address what is actually needed for defense. Hopefully the NATO remit for 1 heavy...

To add to this it looks like they have approved a COA with minor changes