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Wikipedia asserts that the Italian Horizon class destroyer  Caio Duilio has: "The handling of wheeled helicopters on the flight deck is guaranteed up to sea state 6 by the semi-automatic Canadian system TC-ASIST[7] of Indal Technologies committing to these operations a single operator." Bearpaw

To GR66: The torpedo problem is the external mounting----a major component of the fuel used in the Mark 46 torpedo is Propylene glycol dinitrate which solidifies at -27.7C.  The simplest solution is to house the torpedos internally before use. Bearpaw

I completely agree with GR66---the NSPS must be broken into smaller pieces and some rational thought given to exactly which type of ships should be produced domestically to ensure a viable ship-building industry. The CSC program should be broken into an AAW-Destroyer program and a Halifax-like...

The Canadian Wheat Board was established in 1935 in response to a demand by farmers and the provincial governments of the prairie provinces to counter-act the Nash combine of the wheat pools.  The Nash Combine was investigated by the US government in the 1930's resulting in some serious...

I think EIS is on the right track for the future MPA/LRPA for Canada.  The SC-130J is based on a solid design; the proposed performance is similar to the Auroras AND it has the capacity for air refueling.  This idea should be thoroughly explored. We might consider adding a large AESA radar to...

The theoretical feasibility of fusion has been shown in experiments where Lawson's criterion has been exceeded i.e. (plasma Temperature)*(plasma Density)*(plasma confinement time) > L where L = 1.5*10^20 (MKS) or    L = 1.5*10^14 (CGS) ITER will start exploring the technical feasibility of...

Actually, it was General Vance that recommended the purchase of the Mistrals---General Lawson's position on the issue is unclear. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/navy-defence-ships-purchase-france-mistral-1.3435803 Bearpaw

More F-35 news: http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/02/all-f35s-to-date-will-require.html Bearpaw

More on F-35 woes: http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/f35-stealth-fighter-software-is-still.html Bearpaw

Perhaps a militarized version of these might take the dazzle off stealth: http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/charles-bombardier-has-improved.html On the other hand we should probably wait to buy the American castrated-version for our use. Bearpaw

More F-35 woes? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/f-35-stumbles-again-test-111500323.html Bearpaw

I think the whole problem resides in the CSC concept itself----it would have been good to have used these ideas in the late 1980's when the Halifax class was being designed.  IMHO what the RCN needs for surface combatants are 4 DDGH----area air defence destroyers with a significant ASW and...

Some more info on F-35 program: http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/12/f35-production-being-rushed-to-avoid.html#more Bearpaw

everyone getting 1 vote is the FPTP system. The triple ballot I have proposed is a mix of FPTP and ranked balloting.  Casting 3 X for your nominee of choice is FPTP. What I would like to avoid is a proportional system----just look at the Israeli Knesset for an example of a proportional system...

I have a simple hybrid voting scheme in mind which I call the Triple Ballot. Triple Ballot Scheme 3 columns of voting choices against each nominee At most 1 "X" in each column else ballot spoiled. Most "X" wins. Very strong support----> 3 X for nominee of choice Two Choices------------> 2...

One has to wonder what mischief the Chinese are up to when they are seeking bases in the Azores or in Greenland. "Lately, China has been actively looking at securing military facilities much closer to the United States, namely in Greenland and the Caribbean, and more frequent exploratory...

AOR project at Davie will go adhead----just announced on CBC. Bearpaw

Yes----Neither the Catadyn nor the Guardian will work with dissolved salts,... and they will not work with mud or plant flesh.  I was just pointing out that the Guadian is a lot cheaper----I paid $60 for mine.  Website for Catadyn and the one I posted indicate that the filtering functionality of...

Here is a Catadyn type filter unit at a more affordable price.  I bought a unit of when it was called Guardian microfilter in 2003.  I have never used it as the expedition I was involved with fell through----but it is light and seems well designed...

For water that has only bacterial contamination, a useful simple "purification" device is a clear 1.5L pop bottle.  If you fill it with contaminated water and let it sit in sunlight for 8 hours, 99% of bacteria will be killed. This is of no use for dissolved contaminants ---- salts, resins...