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Keep in mind after Sept 11 2001, the USG was freaked out about authoritarian regimes having access to WMD’s after what AlQ did with domestic aircraft. Three countries at that time were in the spot light. Iran, North Korea and Iraq. Iraq was determined to be the ‘easiest/safest option’ in the...

Military yes, but that doesn’t apply to geopolitical. That is the realm of Foggy Bottom (Department of State). I have much less faith in that, based on a lot of personal experience, and public examples for decades. The Military side is a part of the equation, but the majority of issues that I...

No one in the Gulf is shedding a tear for Iran. Most just don’t want to pay the butchers bill. I’m actually surprised to hear Jordan hasn’t joined the air war as they have some scores to settle in Iran.

We are reducing airframes. So yes some of the Air Guard fighter squadrons are being re-rolled. This has been a known thing for a while. Some in the Guard just refuse to accept it. As far as personnel cost go, ready aircraft crews are a wash for Air Guard or USAF Active duty as the crews...

They are used in CNC production. They aren’t designed to work outdoors.

Not sure I’d want to put all (or anymore) eggs into the 8x8 basket.

I would not lump the entire country as a whole into the mindset of thecurrent administration

Probably to get away from the IRGC crazies who are waving guns at them...

Not many folks I know can just pickup a Mk19 or GMG and hand it back to someone...

My daughter prefers the M240 Suppressed -- she's 14 :ROFLMAO: I told her she needs a job to pay for the ammo, that she wants to shoot...

My kids have Glock19’s and AR-15’s. BUT they are locked up in a (rather large) safe, with no access to them without my wife or I being there. I don’t understand how any parent can give minor children access to firearms, because even the best intentioned children are still children and can...

Secondary source in NA is a strategic assets for South Korea as well. It keeps it clear of any potential threats from North Korea. If they did build a plant, the offsets for domestic manufacturing would give the K2 a massive leg up as a preexisting Canadian manufacturing site and limit...

Reportedly the sinking of the Iranian Frigate by a USN SSN

10-15 yrs is a stretch for a domestic (even under licensed) fighter, let alone a Gen6. HIMARS is still the gold standard, with orders stretching into the middle of the next decade . Creating a second site for production in Canada offers a lot more marketability, as well as a national...

The only other reasonable option for a dual fleet is the F-15EX which is also made here. IMHO Canada should be trying to figure out what LocMart can offer for production in Canada for secondary production of items. I’d suggest HIMARS, and a variety of rockets and missiles.

I think a double V hull Bison would have been the epitome of the 8x8 LAV. Modular RPG Cage and some add on armor, but still Herc transportable. That would be an APC, I could get behind for a RSW setup, or a stabilized 40mm GMG and M2 .50 turret. When it started to grow into the LAV III...

The LAV 6.0 is not really a Medium, at 32 tons Combat Weight, I can't for the life of me see how anyone believes that is a Light, let alone Medium vehicle. The LAV 6.0 MkII ISC (otherwise know as the LAV 700, but name changed to try be an unnoticeable ECP) with the 35mm cannon etc is running...

I do not think that one chassis options are viable. You need a Heavy, a Medium, and a Light for Tracked, and at least a Light and Medium for wheeled. I think the Boxer is a lot of lies for the price of one. I think that loitering munitions are just one of the many threats that is needed to...

The Super Hornet at least was fielded by the USN at that point and not solely a potential aircraft on CAD loosely based on a previous airframe from the company. Hey the old MDD crew used the CA’s C3 to C3A1 analogy when they pitched the Super Hornet to the USN and USMC. It’s just an ECP if...

Agreed, but then you ran into the issue that all of a sudden yourself isolated to it now has a hole from the crew/troop compartment to the turret. It takes space and the person needs to be able to operate so you end up with sort of the same space requirement as a manned turret, but without the...