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  1. Kirkhill

    Logistic Vehicle Modernization Project - Replacing everything from LUVW to SHLVW

    https://newatlas.com/military/us-army-robotic-trucks/
  2. Kirkhill

    Joint Experience Necessary for US Officers and NCOs Seeking Promotion

    https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-promotions-joint-warfighting/
  3. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    Maybe this one needs to be resurrected as an unmanned craft. The original, displacing 560 tonnes, only had a crew of 4 (commander, helmsman, navigator and engineer)...
  4. Kirkhill

    Infantry Vehicles

    Ukraine has resurrected the BRDM 2 with a new power pack, new armour, an RWS and an optionally mounted crew. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/from-soviet-relic-to-battlefield-robot-how-ukraine-reinvented-the-brdm-2-19448
  5. Kirkhill

    Jet Engines

    https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/air-force-awards-ge-rolls-royce-for-medium-thrust-drone-engines/
  6. Kirkhill

    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    Conversely the new US infantry brigade seems to be largely a sensor network attached to a precision fires network.
  7. Kirkhill

    Continental Defence Corvette

    Father--in-law was a stoker on the corvette Rosthern then got posted to the West Coast where he picked up the frigate Prince Rupert and sailed it back to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal. His designation for that River Class frigate was twin screw corvette. That was the official...
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    Continental Defence Corvette

    Actually, if it is a twin screw corvette it is a frigate. No?
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    Continental Defence Corvette

    Too bad it wasn't designed in Canada. And it needs to be ice strengthened. 107m 3200 tonnes. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/06/fincantieris-fcx30-a-sea-proven-corvette-designed-to-evolve/
  10. Kirkhill

    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    One thing I do notice to be lacking - GBAD/LAA/CUAS/C-RAM. The LWCLU is also compatible with the Stinger replacement and there is a move to put those Israeli SMASH sights on rifles, shotguns and machine guns but there doesn't seem to be much of a concerted effort to field AI RWS systems and...
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    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    Just looking at the current, transitional US Infantry standard. Every section, regardless of mode of transport is equipped with a Light Weight Command Launch Unit that can launch an 8 kg warhead, capable against tanks, bunkers and infantry in the open, to a range of 4 to 5 km. In addition to...
  12. Kirkhill

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    https://splash247.com/abs-maritime-innovation-moves-from-concept-to-deployment/ Innovation at pace.... "On the energy front, the report reviews developments spanning ammonia, hydrogen, electrification, carbon capture and nuclear power. ABS sees growing interest in small modular reactors and...
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Thanks to both of you for a reference to a book of which I had never heard previously.
  14. Kirkhill

    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    From the preceding article. Ukraine has built what is now one of the world’s most consequential live battlefield AI learning platforms. The OCHI system, a Ukrainian non-profit initiative, centralises video feeds from more than 15,000 frontline drone crews. Since 2022, it has aggregated two...
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Does this Australian article apply to Canada? https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/modern-war-and-the-systemic-learning-deficit-in-western-military-institutions
  16. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    How cost effective is the 35mm? 1100 Euros per round. 10 rounds per kill. 11,000 Euros per kill. https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/engineering_behind_rheinmetalls_ahead_round_explains_both_its_lethality_its_price_tag-18689.html
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    Pipelines, energy and natural resources

    The only bad energy is expensive energy.
  18. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    CV9035s as part of a layered CUAS programme. https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/estonia-integrates-cv9035-ifvs-into-layered-counter-drone-air-defense-exercise-shaped-by-ukraine-war-lessons
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    Pipelines, energy and natural resources

    The waters are settling a bit. https://www.westernstandard.news/news/documents-reveal-albertas-pipeline-route-options-to-the-bc-coast/73899
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    Who needs sailors anyway?

    https://cimsec.org/a-concept-of-operations-for-achieving-a-navy-fleet-of-500-ships/ https://martacsystems.com/proven-products/ Martac is an Aussie competitor to Kracken How many of these craft are immediately compatible with the Halifaxes? What could they launch?
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