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Show me the money... https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/carney-canada-defense-promises-contracts-00942552 ... “What we don’t want to do is take a list that was sitting in the drawer from … even last year, and say, ‘Okay, we’ll take that’ — that will be the wrong decision,” Carney said...

Do remember when Germany came asking for natural gas and we told them there was no business case, that we would, instead, supply the fuel of the future? Hydrogen...

The other side of the argument Low Cost Containerized Missiles https://missilematters.substack.com/p/the-united-states-is-betting-big https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4485332/department-of-war-enhances-lethal-strike-capacity-through-partnership-with-new/ APKWS II (more than...

https://defence-industry.eu/poland-enhances-artillery-forces-with-new-contract-for-nearly-100-krab-howitzers-and-hundreds-of-thousands-of-large-calibre-rounds/ https://tvpworld.com/91984414/polish-firm-to-make-ukraines-155mm-bohdana-gun-howitzer...

I wonder if we will see the return of these systems. If you are going to dig in you might as well dig in properly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disappearing_gun_installations

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/2s22-bohdana-howitzer-ukraine/ https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_artillerymen_reveal_pros_and_cons_of_domestic_bohdana_b_and_american_m777-18631.html https://thedefensepost.com/2025/10/09/ukraine-bohdana-howitzers/ "In particular, as of September...

Are HIMARS missiles weather-limited? As to having enough guns on line at the beginning of hostilities is my exact point. We don't. The Ukrainians didn't. The Americans don't. That lack of guns forced the Ukrainians "to do the other thing" and figure out how best to employ what they had on...

Tricon dimensions vary slightly depending on the manufacturer, but the standard measurements are as follows: Specification External Dimensions 2.44m L × 1.97m W × 2.44m H 8′ L × 6′ 5.5″ W × 8′ H 3x 6' 5.5' = 19' 4.5" vs a TEU length of 19' 10.5"

Locally paired with https://www.kongsberg.com/what-we-do/defence-and-security/integrated-air-and-missile-defence/nasams-fire-distribution-center-fdc/ And integrated into (example of higher control only)...

GBAD CUAS battle for fixed installations Decoys https://www.chemring.com/~/media/Files/C/Chemring-V3/documents/countermeasures/centurion.pdf Microwaves https://www.twz.com/land/marines-get-their-first-high-power-microwave-weapon-for-taking-on-drone-swarms Lasers...

"The digital targeting web, which is scheduled to be delivered next year, will connect the Armed Forces' weapons systems more effectively, to both suck up and process huge amounts of data across all domains. "The Army's key pillar of that web is the Land ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance...

Jailbreak! https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/army-sent-jailbroken-tech-to-middle-east-as-part-of-ongoing-hackathon/ " Jailbreaking is a term that refers to reworking or eliminating the manufacturer software restrictions on systems." Patent and Copyright lawyers lining up for miles...

At risk of scratching at scabs.... That is precisely why I think that missiles, drones and loitering munitions will outpace guns. I think it will be faster to create the means of delivering HE on target by rocket than by gun. And I also suspect that rocket powered "drones" will predominate...

https://cargostore.com/10ft-shipping-container/ https://cargostore.com/dnv-half-height-containers/ We aim to please. 😄

Can Canada get there with this? https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/startup-successfully-tests-3d-printed-rocket-fuel-that-could-enable-lighter-missiles-and-faster-production-rates-new-additive-manufacturing-process-tested-at-1-800-psi Add 3D printed fuel to 3D printed rockets...

If littoral operations are small boat operations then this becomes applicable 3D printing of 25,000 RIB replacements a year at Forward Operating Bases...

Section, Platoon and Combat Team. https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-05-29/soldiers-return-basics

I wasn't sure whether to put this here with the rotorcraft, in the army section under the indirect fires or the GBAD-CUAS thread or the Direct Fire Support, or in the Navy under their UAS programmes. Just a reminder - APKWS II has become an all-purpose goto weapon system for aerial and surface...

Australia continues to plow on with its sovereign missile capability in conjunction with the US company Lockheed Martin. https://defence-industry.eu/lockheed-martin-australia-wins-120-million-contract-to-expand-local-gmlrs-component-manufacturing/

All of these containinerization developments, to my mind, seem to lead into the prospect of higher readiness rates and less time alongside for repairs and maintenance.