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  1. Colin Parkinson

    Replacing the Subs

    I bet there are going to be some very heated phone calls coming from Norway and the Deutsche Marine to explain how they intend to honour all of their existing commitments.
  2. Colin Parkinson

    Replacing the Subs

    Which likley means the decision is already made and it's about messaging and timing now.
  3. Colin Parkinson

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Seaspan currently has 3 ships of two classes underway. Progress report on the Polar Class Icebreaker...
  4. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Hmmm I guess it depends on how you define "A deal"
  5. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Iran has changed their "toll" to an "Environmental fee", I give them credit for playing the progressive west well.
  6. Colin Parkinson

    Pipelines, energy and natural resources

    Just need a pipeline, a LNG train, terminal, no problem. That being said, previously the Nisga agreed to a pipeline line cutting into the Memorial Lava Bed, as treaty FN, they discovered that money is required to run a government. So they are much more flexible in their thinking now.
  7. Colin Parkinson

    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    Interesting, I never heard about this event, just saw a mention of it in a CCG FB page This harrowing account describes a major engine room explosion and fire in the late 1970s or early 1980s involving the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Louis S. St-Laurent. [1] A breakdown of the event...
  8. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    The Islamic regime is suffering as well, as they are running out of money. Likely the reason there are street clashes between the IRGC and some of their Arab proxies, who are likely not getting paid the promised amount. The US recent attacks are likely at the launch sites of those drone and...
  9. Colin Parkinson

    2026 FIFA World Cup

    Apparently Mexico is going to host the Islamic Republic Football team.
  10. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Meanwhile back in the ME, US does "Self-defense strikes" (along with US strikes in Iraq and IDF hitting Lebanon)
  11. Colin Parkinson

    The Arctic

    More money for the CCG to spend and use in the Arctic https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mcguinty-arctic-coast-guard-drones-radar-9.7208608
  12. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Except your way, does not remove that blockage, it just opens the valve a bit. It was the protests and subsequent massacre that jumpstarted this phase of the war, the US was not in position at the time to take fulla advantage of that moment. The Iranians will restrict the Straits again when...
  13. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    I suspect it's "tolerable" from our backseat, not sure for the people living under that regime or the Israelis. Mowing the lawn has not achieved much either. I suspect going your route is going to bite us within a decade.
  14. Colin Parkinson

    Replacing the Subs

    Here is Rear-Admiral David Patchell interview
  15. Colin Parkinson

    Littoral Operations

    Imagine those in the Baltic when freezing spray hits them
  16. Colin Parkinson

    Snowbird Future

    Actually sounds pretty damm cool
  17. Colin Parkinson

    Replacing the Subs

    Our cunning plan if we go German is to give our current submariners more booze and no condoms in order to create a new generation of submariners.
  18. Colin Parkinson

    Replacing the Subs

    That's a lot of capability in that hull, for that tonnage, might be an interesting case study/baseline for the CDC?
  19. Colin Parkinson

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Enjoy a resurging Islamic Regime then with them keeping Hezbollah and the Houthi alive and attempting to rearm them, along with other regional destabilizing actions.
  20. Colin Parkinson

    The Arctic

    The Chinese will "Invade" with a civilian looking contingent on a "scientific mission". Are you going to bomb that?
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