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    CMMA - replacing the CP140 Aurora

    It is the curse of Canadian Defence procurement . We tend to not only purchase less then absolute minimum but most often will cut those purchases to even smaller levels . It's small wonder that our operatiing costs tend to exceed those of our allies operatiing similar equipment.
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    Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers

    Yeah , but where does Carney stand on alien space lizards ? Everybody know they're the real threat !
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Truly ,this the end of Civilization as we know it !
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    CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    Good choice , whatever they're paying her however...it's not enough.
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    El Paso airport and airspace closed without warning for 10 days for ‘national defence’

    From what Ive been reading and hearing . It turns out that the device in question had been turned over the ....wait for it ! The Department of Homeland Security. Supposedly for testing and use against Mexican cartel drones ,which actually do exist and are a real threat (albeit minor at...
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Didn't they cease publishing last year 🤔?
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    Indirect Fires Modernization Project - C3/M777 Replacement

    We also have to relearn the concept of time as near as I can tell currently CF when it comes to deployments Immediately seem to be a fairly nebulous concept as in anytime within 6 to 8 months..
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    Naval Lessons from Ukraine/Russia

    Worked for Jack Churchill...
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    Replacing the Subs

    I hate to even think it. But I suspect the Chinese might decide to err on the side of their own security and basically level any military target on the West Coast. For which I fairly sure they'll be quite apologetic. It might also be done as a warning for us to remain neutral.
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    Highest sales growth, staff gets a pizza party usually followed by layoffs. The scary part is I could see our head of HR doing just that....
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    Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

    The few times I saw Fantino on the tube I got the feeling that he only answered to God ....or was the other way around ....hmm?
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    Continental Defence Corvette

    Actually we lost the ability to design in house just after we completed the 280's. And to be honest I suspect a fair bit of the City class design probably went out of country.
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    2026 US-Denmark Tensions/End of NATO

    For the first time in my life, I am actually hoping that a politican is lying through his teeth.
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    Army Reserve Restructuring

    I can still the Jr . Ranks was where I purchased my first beer or at least semi legal beer. It's funny for the longest time I still couldn't believe that on top of all this funstuff they were actually paying me !
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    The Arctic

    Especially as NDHQ changes it mind as to the importance of the North more often then some people change socks. An old friend of mine now passed on used to tell a story of trying sell arctic capable gear in the early 70s and being told point blank in a letter the DND had absolutely no interest...
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    Army Reserve Restructuring

    I can remember pay parades when I signed my name and SIN # to receive a check .I had to open a bank account the next day. Talk about memories!
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    Space Warfare

    That's a real fear actually , a major near peer conflict could render the orbitals useless for decades or more.
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    It HAS to be a manufacturer's defect , obviously. You should sue ! .....😉
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    Alberta government thread

    I'm sorry but corruption and incompetence are supposed to be bugs in the system not a feature.
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    Future Armour

    Light doesn't begin to cover it . Somewhere there's a picture of another one of the family a Scorpion.in Norway mid 70's. There's a guy standing next to it. He is literally hip deep in the same snow drift that the scorpion is sitting on. There's also a lot video of both Spartans and Scimitars...
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