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Expect an RFI this year or early next.

You are not wrong. This is the puzzle. I suspect that you could do multiple blocks at different locations like the UK does. Collect them all in Halifax, and put them together. That way no big investment in anything huge for Ontario Shipyards or Davie as they can easily build blocks. LMC does...

Perhaps. But we have yards that exist that could, with the design time/long lead items purchase be ready to build the CDC. Davie and Ontario shipyards have the space, perhaps not the workforce. But right now we're adequate. This was a US guy who did that post so... Also I'm worried about...

Its a bit of a mirage. I don't think anyone seriously knows how much work it will take to bring some of them back to life. And in some cases they are just super expensive to dispose of (Sturgeon Class nuke boats as an example, just sitting there being all radioactive) and are not really reserve.

I'm trying to understand the line of reasoning that we don't. We have 2 fully sustainable yards without having to worry about boom bust. They are now staffed with trained people who are putting out acceptable results. They have a full order sheet to keep them working for 15 years. Also...

Yah, a KSS II was undergoing repairs and then caught fire. Not recoverable.

It's not in preference. It's the right tool for the right job. A lot of navigation aids have to be floating. You cant put a fixed light on top of a lot of dangers or in many places where the fixed one would become a hazard itself (like marking shallows or lanes).

They are probably constrained by two thi gs. Their own journalistic training with sources l, contacts and so on being known as having access to the info, as well as perhaps finding corroborating evidence in some cases. Noah can take more risk with sources. He's a blogger and has no...

Bovington and Warhammer World are the only two reason for me to ever visit England again.

I think its the right approach, as we can't really afford to take risks on large ships, and you point out the challenges excellently. RCN is taking a very cautious approach to independent ships and likely going hard into attritable drones/sensors, Its not like we haven't been using sonobuoys or...

Stability is tough to measure by looking at the above water design, below water can change things significantly (AOPS is a good example). I'm not discounting the concerns, it looks wrong to me as well. They are first renders however, there is a ways to go in the design process and we'll have...

I think that belt would be more of a problem than the man boobs. Lot of army uniform wearing folks will doing their best Maj Gen Arthur Currie Impressions in that thing (deep cut I know).

You could say the same thing about the ties.

Huh its almost like it takes 5 years as an apprentice to become a journeyman... The trades have it mostly correct here. Education covers off the knowledge, hours ocver off the experience. You'll see a number of various supervisors in you time. Then you do you exams and get qualified...

They look so front heavy, but I know that the house is counteracted by the buoyance of the larger bow and that a lot of times those vessels will have big heavy things on their work deck (like aids to navigation and piles of massive cables). These things can't come fast enough for the coast...

RCAF only really seems to care about fighters and transport. Their focus is going to be on airfields in the north for NORAD and supplying permanent bases (Alert). CA does not care about proper amphib at all and did not ask the RCN for this sort of vessel. Sea to shore connectors are not true...

The AMB argument Noah presents that explains the RCN reasoning makes sense, I just don't fully agree with it. As well, these "help in a HADR" situation arguments are not a reason to build a ship like this. The only argument to ever be made for a naval vessel should be how does it help the...

Someone once told me that an MPA and a submarine working together had more domain awareness that a three frigate with helos task group. That was pre FELEX and Cyclone but I think the comparison is valuable. It's not like the MPAs and Subs haven't had sensor upgrades since then either.

So I did some more research on BMQ at NRD's. The plan is to do initial cadre training at the reserve units before they are sent on all navy residential training. So they will get a common residential. So basically they get kit issue, all the admin and then sent to residential, This is...

So what's the one that happens after BMQ, where Jr officers go and learn how to do a section attack etc...