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Meanwhile a tanker has been struck in the Gulf of Oman. Presumably an attempt by Iran to disrupt oil exports trying to bypass the Straight of Hormuz by going through the UAE's port of Fujairah. From CNN

So Trump is suggesting that the future of the US in NATO is dependent on European NATO members cleaning up the mess he's created in Iran. From CNN: So the US initiates a war in the Middle East that will have strategic repercussions in Europe without engaging his allies in Europe in advance...

Iran has stated that they are only targeting ships that are related the US/Israel and those nations supporting their attacks. China is not part of that, so their ships will not be targeted. So, if the tankers going to China can safely transit the Straights then why would they need to deploy...

Also, it's important to keep in mind the most likely threats that Canada is likely to face. Our mix will be different than other nations and our expeditionary forces will likely require a different mix than we will need for home defence.

Keep mind though that not every threat is a Shaheed-type UAV. Your low-cost platforms and munitions are useless against ballistic missiles, hypersonics and many cruise missiles. I'm all for guns, rockets and other low-cost systems but they have to be part of a high-low mix. Horses for Courses.

I'm afraid they beat you to it... https://greydynamics.com/vampires-in-ukraine-l3s-new-rocket-system/

We'll see what Trump has to say about that, since after all as far as he's concerned she doesn't have the respect of the country to govern. https://abcnews.com/International/trump-venezuelan-opposition-leader-respect-govern-after-maduro/story?id=128868550

What I like is that this is a system that is specifically being designed for the unique challenges of Canada's geography. The kind of communication web they are talking about to support their ACP I think is key to autonomous operations in the huge and sparsely developed territory of the Arctic...

The article was in the US Naval Institute News. Pretty sure this would fall well within the wheelhouse of that publication. Naval vessel. Fire. Crew injured. I don't think there's any suggestion of them pushing any sort of narrative in publishing this.

That's Lord Black of Crossharbour if you don't mind!

In an real sense all that has changed for these MP's is where they are sitting in the House. Expressions of criticism or support for a Party are frankly pure theatrics. What specific Bill or Motion in the House have these MPs voted for or against that are contrary to their role of representing...

I think we should be careful to assume that just because the Chinese produce a lot of cheap, disposable consumer products to dump on Western markets in order to keep their population employed, that they are not also capable of producing high quality products when required/desired. With a...

Because in a representative Parliamentary Democracy we don't vote for a party. We vote for a Member of Parliament. Parties are an artificial construct that we've put in place to identify groups of MPs that choose to work collectively to a common purpose in Parliament. While you may have...

So great that to this day we compare every other innovation to that one.

But isn't that sentiment just the same thing in the other direction? Is the 17-page policy book the only thing that defined the years of opposition to the disaster that was JT? I'm personally not a PP fan and think he needs to go so that the Conservatives can offer a solid alternative to...

What I really don't get is the people that are rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of the impending failure of the Carney government. I voted Conservative in the election. But the last thing I want is for the sitting government (of whatever party) to fail the people of Canada. So...

I can definitely see something like the UGV pictured used by screening forces to try and get the enemy to dismount well before their objective. They could have the advantage of low/no thermal signature and could be placed in locations where you might not want to place human screening troops due...

Americans haven't necessarily revolted over high gasoline prices, but: US President in 1978 - Jimmy Carter US President in 1980 - Ronald Reagan

You'd think that would be true, but I get the distinct impression that there are some people that would rather see Carney fail than succeed despite what that implies for Canada.

The US and multi-national partners (including the RCN and RCAF) have launched an Arctic operation to test submarine operations and evaluate Arctic capabilities. Includes a command centre - Ice Camp Boarfish - constructed on a drifting ice floe...