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I'm going to somewhat agree with @KevinB here. I think there is actually a potential opportunity for Canada to do something here. I'm pretty certain that both the US and Iran do want this to end. It's hurting them both but neither wants to be seen to lose face by giving in to the other...

Are the roles of guns and drones different enough that you should have them in separate units? Guns stay back from the front and fire at targets that are identified by other assets. Loitering munitions and FPV drones range over the front and search for targets on their own. They each also...

Don't mistake my position on the overall relative strength of Russia vs NATO as in some way suggesting there is no need for NATO to adapt to the new reality of drone warfare. Absolutely both Ukraine and Russia are pretty far ahead of NATO nations in terms of drone warfare. NATO is working on...

The more I think about this 20-40-40 formula the less it makes sense to me. How does designing your force by the count of the platforms which are crewed vs uncrewed make sense? Should you not rather determine the effects you want your force to be able to produce under what conditions and then...

You want the Maritimes to have a large and competitive high value-added manufacturing base that doesn't rely on government subsidies to survive? Grow the population to 10 million, quadruple the capacity of the Ports of Halifax and St. John as well as the cargo capacity of the international...

I doubt it's helpful to think of the 20-40-40 in too literal a sense as in "2 x heavy vehicles, 4 x expendable units and 4 x autonomous units" grouped together. It's much more likely a rough ratio of forces. The "Heavy 20" might still be a Combined Arms Battalion with an Artillery battery in...

Well you could amend the Clarity Act to make specific notice that under section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, the federal government has exclusive legislative authority for "Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians." and therefore any vote by a province or territory to separate from...

The British Army's 20-40-40 concept is mentioned here with a reasonable summary of what it means in practice: Here's an AI summary of the 20-40-40 model: The British Army's 20-40-40 strategy represents a transformative approach to modern warfare, emphasizing a shift towards unmanned systems...

Chantal Hebert?

Where did I say that there is nothing to learn from the Ukraine war? If you look at my posting history you'll clearly see that I'm a big proponent of unmanned systems and learning lessons from the Ukraine war. That however doesn't change the fact that a Russia-NATO war will be fundamentally...

And how much Ukrainian territory have those Russian drone forces managed to capture this year? Yes, drones have changed the nature of war but it's a mistake to take what's happening in Ukraine as being directly transferable to what a Russia/NATO war would look like.

I guess the same as what would happen to their tanks. The Russians, like the Soviets are not 12' tall giants.

Well we already have tanks there (including Canadian tanks) so yes they will roll. The Baltic will be closed to them as will the Black Sea. Likely every refinery and major oil pipeline will be targeted by NATO crippling their economy. NATO navies will blockade their coastline. An economic...

Russia completely misread Ukraine. They thought they would roll over them in a few days and the payoff would be huge. Going to war with NATO would be a different story. They've got no end point in the West. They're not going to drive to the Atlantic. Could they possibly take the Baltic...

I agree that Russia isn't going to go away and is unlikely to stop being a thorn in the West's side. As I noted, our Brigade in Latvia plays an important role in deterring Russia from a conventional military attack against the smaller NATO members along its border. It serves a political role...

My thinking lies between you and @FJAG. I agree that Russia is an extremely unlikely conventional threat to NATO as long as NATO remains united and maintains a credible military deterrent. European NATO is simply too large physically, economically and demographically for a declining Russia to...

You are correct that the US sees threats to its interests both at home and abroad. You can see the nature of those threats directly in the US NDS: The threats the US is concerned about are primarily focused on illegal immigration, narcotics, unfair trade, terrorism and threats to their...

That version of "Fortress North America" describes an economic integration of Canada, the US and Mexico to compete together in the global market, not a defence posture. I'd argue that regardless of whether we aim to compete globally on our own or together as a North American block they both...

I'm 100% with @Lumber here. You keep trying to design someone else's military. Due to our unique geographic location and the fact that we are located adjacent to and deeply economically/politically intertwined with a global nuclear superpower (despite the current occupant of the White House's...

The question is how likely are enemy ships to come within 1,000km of Canada's coastline and how likely are we to have a HIMARS battery deployed in the correct spot? For the (projected) price of a single LBASM (Increment 2 PrSM) you can purchase 2-4 Joint Strike Missiles (air launched NSMs) that...