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Not sure who's going to want to participate in Canadian defence procurement when it seems nobody can be an actual winner and the results are broken up part and parcel into conciliation prizes to all the final participants.

From the article: First of all, I always find the ubiquitous "confidential sources" to be a funny addition, doubly so when its a Swedish business publication bringing back out the sour grapes given how their darling aircraft was absolutely blown out of the comparison between itself and the...

Horrible idea to split the submarine fleet just like its a horrible idea to split the fighter fleet, throw whoever is suggesting this out into the nearest alley. Carney already came out previously and said we were not splitting the fleet, I don't know why this nonsense keeps popping up.

Onshoring capabilities to maintain the submarines in the long term is more important than pure cost, batteries are a great example. They wear down over time and being able to repair and manufacture our own Korean spec types at home lets us refit and repair the boats without outsized foreign...

Canadian built components to Korean specifications, that has been known for sometime as its been talked about for items such as lithium ion batteries which may be built in Canada.

There are rumours circulating that the Feb 2 fuselage signing ceremony for Canada's first F-35 was specifically kept low key and photos will not be released by the Govt/Lockheed Martin due to concerns that their publication will undercut the ongoing fighter review in the eyes of the public. If...

I would point out a few things: 1.) South Korea has a recent history of failed or heavily delayed naval projects, see their aircraft carrier and arsenal ship ambitions. Nuclear submarines are not easy or cheap to produce, don't be surprised if this entire endeavor falls apart or is heavily...

From the article: The huge weight put towards sustainment really shows how important the overall bid is, more so than the submarine, the financials, partnerships or anything else present.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/submarines-canada-korea-germany-jobs-9.7108627 Today is the formal deadline for bid submissions from Hanwha and TKMS for the CPSP.

Straight crackpipe opinion, the F-35 has been and continues to be a lightning rod for criticism, both fair and unjustified. Did they expect the CBC to drop the gloves and start throwing PR punches while at Luke AFB?

That is something I have a lot of concerns about, because F-35 and E-7 come pre-integrated with MADL out of the box alongside being fully NORAD/Five Eyes compliant, while tossing GlobalEye, Gripen E and F-35 all together looks like a sensor meshing and integration nightmare. I find it unlikely...

They have been talking about adding AAR to the Global platform and I presume that as well, and I've also heard Saab coping that their various radars elsewhere on the aircraft provide 360 degree coverage lol. I'd rather have Phoenix at this point compared to GlobalEye, but it seems increasingly...

A horrible idea that the RCAF and Canadian Govt will very likely come to regret, dragging along what will be a largely irrelevant aircraft for the foreseeable future. Welcome back Canadair CF-5.

There is already rumours about Chunmoo being considered as a backup to HIMARS recently.

I'm not especially partial to Apache given how absolutely ancient the base design is, and there is only so much that can be done with it. The British Apache's have returned to using an American engine as well with their most recent modernization (aka replacement_. If American systems and engines...

MV-75 has some frankly ridiculous specifications and will be a monstrously capable aircraft if it can fulfill its promises, to the point it truly is a game changer for anybody who operates it. That being said, I am inherently skeptical about its capabilities until proven otherwise in service...

The rumour I've heard is Cyclone is going to be dumped in favour of the SH-60 Seahawk, H-175 doesn't make a lot of sense for its roles except maybe some on land. The Tiger is old and kind of crappy, I'd expect us to go full modern European with something like the AW249 Fenice if we're going...

It's unclear if these vessels will be bound for Canada, although it seems unlikely given Asterix's departure and the arrival of the JSS in the future. I would guess if they were focused at Canada specifically, it would have been mentioned. It seems more likely they will be contracted out to or...

https://truenorthstrategicreview.substack.com/p/inocea-group-to-acquire-uks-wave Speaking of Davie (their parent company more specifically), it looks like Inocea Group is purchasing the UK's Wave class replenishment vessels with the plan of bringing them back into service in one way or another...

I'd be much happier if Davie was held to account on their seeming delays and incompetence, especially regarding their "foreign first" business model that seems to be coming out recently. When will Davie actually be utilizing the Levis shipyard which has apparently seen hundreds of millions of...