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Mind you if the crews are civilian working for a company, then the pension obligations don't fall onto the government/CAF.

Holy F**k even Obama din't bend that far over

A transmission line being built, saved $1 million going with Chinese fasteners, until one of the newly completed towers collapsed and cause was fasteners shearing off. So all of the towers had to be refastened, that cost a pretty penny.

Having it under the CCG mandate, might work, deep diving support, can also be used for science and infrastructure inspection and protection.

From AI but I remembered that we had our sailors on the X-boats Lieutenant George Philip: A Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) officer, he successfully commanded British submarines, including those operating with the elite 12th Submarine Flotilla. Lieutenant E.L. "Ted" Carlin: A Canadian who...

But choosing mediocre over World Class is what we do best! But I dearly hope I am wrong and you are right.

Except, this is Canada, they decide afterwards, that "Hey we like all this extra seating" and keep it. Except now there is no money to maintain it and it gets used for years, till hopefully someone notices that corrasion has set in, or something bad happens.

I will never say never, we have gotten Sams spade shovel, Ross Rifle, Arrow Cancelled, CF-5, Iltis, LSVW, Cyclone and TAPV to name a few contracts that went awry for mainly political reasons. If someone can make to Cabinet a compelling political argument, regardless of what the CAF wants, then...

Looks like a Pilatus PC-21

Unless we can count on the US providing sub rescue coverage on one coast?

Ukraine has not been targeting civilians directly, just making life unfun and hard. The most accepted theory is they left the Kerch bridge standing in such a way to allow the evacuation/movement of civilians out of Crimea, but to make it unsafe for the movement of significant amounts of goods...

A new HMCS Cormorant could be manned in a similar fashion as Asterix or the RFA model, reducing the strain on navy personal. Have it tasked with undersea infrastructure inspection/protection and sub rescue.

I thought they had started a block a couple of months ago?

I am guessing in the 3,000 DWT range?

My youngest daughter worked her first shift at a FIFA Bistro on the grounds of the PNE today, she had fun, but a long day.

But what would be the point? Attacking there means getting invaded in response and it would not be a haphazard Bay of Pigs attempt. Interesting to note that rent for the base is $4085 a month, which the Cuban government refuses to cash the cheques, except once in 1959 by error.

Not even waiting for Tuesday...

Then there was the case of a young woman fleeing her family from Canada to India to marry someone outside their caste, they were kidnapped by some hired thugs, killed the guy and then the thugs called the Grandmother here, asking what to do with the grand daughter and she said "Kill her" even...

Starfall might be a delivery tool to SF teams in deep.

A Indian News take on Azerbaijan and how it relates to the current conflict