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While it definitely is a "feel good" moment for Canadians and will definitely make some politicians happy, I have concerns about the ability of Canadian companies to meet the incredibly high bar required for producing sections of basically one of the worlds most advanced non-nuclear submarines...

Given the domestic issues E-7 has within the US itself and with NATO/South Korea moving away from the platform for Global based derivatives and what Carney promised within his campaign around a domestic Canadian AEW&C platform, I think E-7 can be pretty handily dismissed from the competition...

Saab has apparently not been especially interested in fitting refueling systems to the GlobalEye in the past for other customers, unsure if its a design concern or just not important to other operators. Either way, what works on the civilian variant may not be compatible with the heavily...

Because the National Security Cutter design fundamentally isn't what the USN exactly wants, given it has limitations in the kind of sensor and weaponry suite it can fit without very extensive upgrading. It can likely fit something like 16 cells, no AEGIS and a less capable sensor suite in...

Norway is actively lobbying Canada alongside the Germans to get us to adopt the Type 212CD, they will benefit from another NATO nation purchasing and operating 12 of the same boats they are.

Something something broken clock? This is about the only time I'd ever agree with the US Ambassador on anything, this entire process and lack of commitment is incredibly irritating.

If we are in a scenario where politics dictates some kind of domestic aerospace production agreement, I would much rather see that capital spent on something like FA-50 compared to Gripen. If adopting some light fighters is what it takes to eventually get our full order of F-35A's, it seems like...

I think including a helicopter on the CDC is something that needs to be carefully considered, as the current state of RCAF naval aviation is very lacking. I don't think it makes sense at all to build CDC out to fit a Cyclone sized helicopter, given how much space and weight would be taken up by...

The difference is instead of being something that largely sat on the sidelines and in the backs of peoples heads, it's now on full display and constantly pushed around in the media. It has absolutely poisoned the well of reasonable discussion in many places, with people falling back on very...

It is sad that so much of the discourse has devolved into "America bad!!!" clickbait headlines to draw people in, you see this across mainstream and amateur media circles. Anti-Americanism is rampant and overly patriotic/under informed Canadian seem more than willing to cut off their own legs at...

I would prefer to just get E-7 however, it seems the political winds have basically mandated us into some kind of Global business jet based platform.

The T-7 program is also pretty embattled with a variety of ongoing delays issues, I have doubts it would stand a chance against the FA-50 and M-346.

It would be somewhat amusing to spin the exact same argument used by Gripen supporters against the F-35 back in their faces and watch them try to make a response. Not sure about the M-346 but reading into the FA-50 being proposed to Egypt recently, KAI/LM are offering Cairo 70 airframes...

Amusingly as well, the CCG AOPS variants will also be using a derivative of CMS-330 designed for the Coast Guard. These new vessels will be a huge boost in capability for the CCG compared to their 1970's and 1980's veteran vessels of similar types.

Put an Army HIMARS system on the flight deck of AOPS equipped with PrSM Increment 2 and sink the enemy yourself :ROFLMAO:

Concern doesn't equal a conflict, I'd largely agree that using a non-combatant for wartime roles is largely unsuitable but AOPS is still more than workable if we have raised tensions in the North with Russia for example infringing on our sovereignty.

LM Canada recently released an infographic showing some of the internal/external equipment differences between the CCG and RCN AOPS variants. Apologies for the quality, but it is the best they provided.

Ideally if we are sending the AOPS North when there is an active concern up there, we would have the RCAF available there with them or on short notice to provide support.

Maritime Engineering Journal has a great issue out recently which goes into this refit extensively. To answer your question from the PDF above: Some interesting images from the article above as well:

As far as I know there isn't plans to widen the hall to such a degree as there simply isn't room to do pure side by side construction, they are still enlarging the hall so it is far easier to maneuver the larger and more complex megablocks of the River class around. Irving's Hall is also an all...