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https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-built-a-50b-defense-industry-in-four-years-heres-why-exports-matter-16215 Here's hoping our DIS is as productive as Ukraine's. Unusual to make money when your under attack.

German elbows decidedly down. https://indiandefencereview.com/germany-breaks-from-european-defense-over-us-military-drones/ France playing nice with Jared's Dad. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/27/europe/us-envoy-kushner-diplomacy-stuns-france-intl And Starmer, Albanese and Carney have decided...

Resolving recruiting problems. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/denmark-female-conscription-in-face-of-russia-us-threats/106339920

75mm is a Sherman with an autoloader.

Give the youngsters some breathing room.

Who do you eliminate first? The guy with the binoculars and the radio.

I think the 6 pdr Troop is exactly the right place for a 105/120 gun. Not so much for knocking out tanks, as you saw autocannons, ATGMs and LAM/OWUASs have probably got that covered. But a few larger guns for demolishing obstacles from a distance might come in handy. No?

I was going to ask how many of them have useable kit for sale when the world is full of buyers but I realized that is irrelevant. The only thing that is relevant is if the government is actually going to convert its promises into things that go bang.

Who are our friends?

Further to this discussion https://www.space.com/technology/aerospace/the-us-air-forces-latest-x-plane-looks-like-a-missile-that-shoots-other-missiles So if I have an incoming target and I want to destroy it by sending a missile its way who has got his finger on the button? .... Cosf of...

It is kind of bizarre seeing all the lego block lines.

I agree with everything you say. If you will stipulate that we are facing concerted efforts on the civil-military boundary how do you suggest we stop that becomomg an exploitable seam? Frankly it makes no odds to me if the green uniforms start making arrests, or red uniforms start firing...

I love the power of consensus. You can always rely on it in a crisis.

Meanwhile, lets think about doing things the other way. This is about the Bradley replacement. But it is now, apparently a light tank. https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/is-the-army-about-to-shake-up-the-xm30-bradley-replacement-sources-see-major-signs/

We shall disagree. Canada's own history suggests another interpretation.

I think the politically viable solution in Canada would be return the RCMP back to its 1870s roots, which would put it back into the frame of paramilitary forces like the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Gendarmerie and the Carabinieri. A lot of policing and a little bit of military capability...

One thing does occur to me - if right, then the unemployment problem goes away.

I agree with your points. And I have overstated the aggressor for requirements. As you say, and the IRA and others have consistently demonstrated, a small cell of half a dozen or so can generate the core elements for a Batoche/Oka type of force. Beyond the people supporting the cause there...

PS. The disgruntled don't have to be natives. We have lots of other domestic candidates.

Much of my thinking on these matters has been influenced by the final chapter of this book: https://www.amazon.ca/Ghost-Force-Secret-History-SAS/dp/0304363677 The basic proposition is that somebody in a suit with a credit card is more of a threat than an armed squadron of SAS troopers. If you...