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Exercise Collaborative Spirit. A few of my company's managers participated in 2019, really enjoying the experience. 2020 was nixed for obvious reasons. 😷 https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2017/09/exercise_collaborativespiritadayinthelifeofourcanadianarmysoldie.html

+1 for AES Op. 👍 Handsdown, the best career move I ever made. I regret not being able to remuster from the Navy to AES Op earlier (stoopid VOT restrictions... :mad:). If selected as a CH148 AES Op, you'll probably get more sea-time than most sailors too. I'm too far removed from the trade to...

"From design to first flight in three years." https://sldinfo.com/2021/03/first-flight-of-australias-first-locally-constructed-defence-aircraft-in-over-50-years/ BZ to our Aussie friends!

Looks like the new toys have arrived! https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39397/how-the-worlds-first-privately-owned-fleet-of-f-16-aggressor-jets-became-a-reality

Additional details. Lesson learned, kids: Always clear your baffles. http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14197593

Cool to see the Coast Guard testing out some new toys. https://seapowermagazine.org/kongsberg-drone-to-be-deployed-on-canadian-coast-guard-vessels/

Some details on the challenges of surfacing, navigating sea lanes at periscope depth, and speculation on potential causes of the collision here: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39176/veteran-submariners-explain-what-might-have-gone-wrong-in-japanese-submarine-collision Very glad nobody...

A very interesting read from the Hudson Institute. Particularly insightful, are pages 41 forward, regarding the future concept of operations for UAS (fixed/rotary-wing and UUV) employment in an ASW role...

VAdm Norman be like...

Hide the piano!! 🎹🔥🚒

I love, love, love stories like this! https://seapowermagazine.org/sea-dragon-exercise-tests-asw-skills-for-maritime-patrol-aircraft-crews/ "The Sea Dragon events are graded, and the nation with the highest overall score wins the Dragon Belt award... This year, Royal Canadian Air Force 407...

War Zone picking up the story too. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38369/the-saga-of-this-long-busted-submarine-is-an-example-of-how-sad-canadas-tiny-sub-fleet-is

Article:  How GE Powers Royal Canadian Navy’s Harry DeWolf-Class Arctic Patrol Vessels An interesting article (that was definitely authored by GE's Business Development group), giving some insight into AOPS power plants...

Second video from this Twitter post is at "ground-zero".  https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1290683253763047445?s=20 If this fella survived, he's gonna have an awful case of tinnitus... among other health problems..

I'll echo DH's comments. The answer largely depends on who the adversary is.  Platform/Systems/Tactics/Acoustic Intel/Crew readiness, will all be factors in the recognition differential of the operator's ability to detect any submarine. My opinion:  Yes Victoria class boats are still very...

I love the Pick-Up-Sticks reference to ESM. I often referred to it that way when I was still a NASO. Rather than Light-Brite (hilarious BTW), I think a better analogy would be:  Passive Acoustics = Underwater "Guess Who" Be glad you didn't ever operate Aurora's legacy OL-5004 acoustic...

Yes, but the enhanced ESM suite is also a bit more capable.

CP140 SDS is a topic that should have been discussed resolved 20 years ago. I heard a story from a "Long-time ACSO" (who will remain nameless) about a similar situation during Op Apollo:  Aurora returned to base following a 'routine' patrol of the Gulf.  When the crew arrived back in the TSC...

Most of what you likely want to know is detailed at: https://www.flightglobal.com/leonardos-miysis-to-protect-canadian-aurora-fleet/126018.article

Block IV: Upgrade three key features of the fourteen block III configured aircraft: beyond-line-of-sight satellite communication, link 16 datalink (a military tactical data exchange network used by NATO countries), and self defence system...