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Consolidate and transfer to the Gov't of Nunivut of all the fuel? They were emptying the tanks ahead of the announcement. These two pieces of information support each other. Reactive, drain, move fuel elsewhere. Yah that was a decommissioning prep trip. Why didn't it get approved? Local...

Rucksack? Are you kidding me? Lol. I returned all that stuff as soon as I could when I got back from my Army tour. But the criticism is valid. This is the main area where we can really put the boots to a problem (pun intended) as its obvious and likely some low hanging fruit. With due...

They replaced the legacy manual 50 cal mounts that were in the exact same positions on the ship, and with the stabilization and optics are much more accurate with the RWS. (pintle mounts replaced with RWS on armoured vehicles for example). So space and power were at a premium, as well as use...

Three ship sets and one for Harlen Point for land based testing and technician training Three ship sets and one for technician training at the school Three ship sets. I expect a training agreement will be reached with the UK or US for getting techs up to speed, at least initially as you'll not...

Hmm who am I thinking of then... does sub videos and posts on Naval News. And produces decent artworks of submarines and their weapons systems.

I like this guys stuff. He also does reports for Naval News. I think he has a video for the KSSIII as well.

OH, when they worked they really worked well. The aft ones in particular were excellent and rarely had a problem on my last ship. Very accurate and impressive.

There were some EOIR issues with some of them to start. Not sure if its been worked out or not, but when they didn't need replacement they were very good. They just didn't last as long as we needed so you needed to keep spares. Can't speak to more then that but they thought they had the issue...

That was the original schedule before they did a one month extension. Look towards Aug, Sept for a decision I'm thinking.

I think the Light Frigates could be build rather quickly, particularly if you share the work between shipyards that build blocks. Blocks would then be transported to a single location for final assembly. So if you have three yards building blocks then ideally the ship is built 3x faster...

You would be closer to looking at the mid cold war fleet instead of the WW2 lessons for the CDC. The number we need is 32-36 ships that can do the patrol and combat jobs. 6 AOPS 15 RCD 12-20 CDC Which gives us 33-41 ships. Ideally the 20 CDC means we have 35 combatants, with 6 patrol...

They are talking about a 30mm, so I'm assuming that there will be a turreted option. Doesn't preclude other non-turreted variants for other tasks.

Thanks for the extra info. I tried to just provide the information without to much editorializing. Figured it would be important to situate the discussion.

So on the C3 howitzers are dead front... heres the proposed reorg of ARes units that will be learning the Reg F equipment. Courtesy True North Strategic Review (Noah).

Pentagon isn't the only one. Canada is in the MTI game as well. The Artic Over the Horizon Radar we're getting from Australia is essentially an MTI. And there is a satellite program for orbital arctic MTI to overlap with the Polar Over the Horizon Radar system(s) they are planning.

I should have known the engineers got involved somewhere along the line and codified all the standards. That's a very engineering thing to do, so you can compare apples to apples and help companies with industry standards to build towards.

Kiwi's likely won't partner, they will buy, but.... they do use the same CMS as us and like you said long range, ice resistance is of interest to them. They did inquire for the CDC program I have heard but that doesn't mean too much. They are also looking at the T31 and Mogami options. Those...

They did trials and she's better that a lot of other hull forms up to sea state 7. Less slamming and slower bobbing into oncomming seas. Any higher than that and you're probably running away. 8 is when you reach the point that the atheists are praying just a little bit. I was looking at this...

Physics doesn't change thats for sure. Though there is some consideration that you can have a 50t chasis, and then the power/space to add on extra gear and armour. Perhaps there needs to be more references like the way ships do. Weight and maximum/full load weight (once you add the extra...

Good info. Not sure a Booker is what they are looking for. I know the RFI is broad but I'm sure a proper MBT is on the list.