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Meanwhile, LM seems to be meeting delivery timelines for the SPY7 arrays in Japan, so it seems this program has reached maturity, which should bode well for our program...

My comment was aimed towards the River class, not the Hunter. I still find it puzzling that there is no design margin for an additional 8 cells. Publicly available information puts the weight of an 8-cell Mk41 VLS strike length module around 32000 lbs. Assuming those cells were loaded with 8...

Roughly the same class, but superior to the Griffon in all respects. H175 M General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 12-18 pax Length: 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) rotors running 15.68 m (51 ft) nose to tail rotor disc Height: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) to tail rotor tip Empty weight: 4,603 kg (10,148...

I'd favour the AW149 personally. Even over the Blackhawk. It was purpose designed for military ops. With Leonardo establishing a line at IMP in Halifax to work on the CH149, they may even be able to assemble it in Canada... The biggest advantage to the H175 is it uses PWC PT-6 engines.

And yet, even with that, they somehow managed to incorporate 32 VLS cells.

From Gemini, totally supporting what you have said: The 4:1 Operational Cycle This ratio accounts for the standard stages of a submarine's life cycle: 1 Submarine Deployed: Actively patrolling or on mission at sea. 1 Submarine in Transit/Training: Traveling to or from the operational area, or...

Very interesting Go Bold interview with Rear-Admiral Chris Robinson re Canada and submarines:

Meanwhile, more money being spent upgrading the Victorias (digital periscopes): https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/canada-taps-safran-for-victoria-class-submarine-modernization/

Another reason to go with the Korean option - a potential upgrade path to full nuclear: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/02/south-korea-is-already-preparing-for-nuclear-powered-submarines/

Interesting write up in CDAI on submarine force development, and some of the challenges around ramping up to 12 subs. https://cdainstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Force-Dev-subs-v.3.pdf

Nope. Northrop-Grumman. It appears this is related to the new APG-85, which I'm not even sure Canada is getting in the first 16 (if ever). https://www.twz.com/air/are-f-35s-being-delivered-to-the-usaf-without-radars-sure-seems-like-it The problem appears to be that the bracket/bulkhead being...

By all accounts the F35 performed flawlessly in cold arctic conditions: https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/danish-f-35a-fighter-jets-demonstrate-arctic-combat-capability-in-extreme-cold-norad-operations

...and more: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/saab-shares-detailed-information-on-gripen-with-canada-as-part-of-dual-fleet-pitch/

More propaganda from Saab: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2026-02-04/saab-advocating-mixed-canadian-fleet-gripen-production-set-scale

That's under active discussion, with KSS-III rumoured to be in the mix. https://navalinstitute.com.au/an-alternative-aukus-path/ https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/submarine-proposal-still-stands-hanwha...

Yes, I saw that. The "rumour" is 120 - 40 F35s, and 80 Gripens. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-sources-say-ottawa-considering-swedish-jets-over-f-35s-for-half-of-fleet

And some nifty video of the lift and flip of that first unit:

TKMS firing back at the Korean's industrial offsets: https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/germanys-tkms-advances-12-billion-bid-to-supply-12-type-212cd-patrol-submarines-to-canada

Further progress on the future HMCS Fraser:

I understand that there are obsolescence issues, of course, which presumably the ISS is capable of dealing with. I would like to know how many parts on the Cyclone are truly unique, given this machine was the baseline from which the new presidential VH-92 was developed, if my understanding is...