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The Koreans want to sell defence products however like many other nations, they are careful not to undermine their own defensive capabilites at home. They have spent a substantial amount of effort, time and money to create a submarine VLS alongside weapon systems to utilize inside it, even...

For reasons I've said below, I would very much bet that the RCN would accept the KSS-III with empty VLS compared to operating Hyunmoo 4-4 missiles even in small numbers. Hyunmoo 4-4 does not seem like a very good fit for any possible Canadian uses, given that these weapons are designed to act...

Putting aside all of the countless problems with the RCN operating SSN’s, the Australians are already in a bad place as far as the US produced submarines they are waiting for. If you think the TKMS delivery timeline is bad, the US SSN delivery is like double or triple that.

Interesting French article Le Devoir interviewing Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet regarding the F-35, take the translation with a bit of salt though. https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/961167/aviation-royale-canadienne-ne-veut-pas-flotte-mixte-avions-chasse

Stephen Fuhr reiterates that despite rumours, the federal govt is not going to be doing a split fleet. It is increasingly sounding like there might be a semi-rogue party somewhere high in govt continually pushing to split up every contract.

I think I must sound like a broken record at this point but Saab attempting to woo Canada of all partners to join up with it to develop 6th generation fighters and next generation drones should put on full display how desperate they truly are. Truly a situation of the blind leading the blind...

I agree that having redundancy is good on paper however similar to our shipbuilding strategy, we have to be careful about creating too many mouths that we cannot feed in the medium to long term. If Hanwha goes through all of the trouble in setting up a facility for say K9 but loses the IFV...

CEO of TKMS coming onto CBC to give an interview which I feel did not go especially well. Going into an interview with a major Canadian media organization in 2026 and being entirely unwilling to give even a preliminary jobs figure tied to your bid does not reflect well on TKMS. It doesn't take...

I don't think it is an especially wise or financially prudent idea to look at a 6th generation fighter for the RCAF anytime soon, particularly if we do infact get a full F-35 order. That kind of fleet will be relevant and very capable for many decades, which is going to be required for all of...

Because the best idea when facing the most vindicative and petty administration in recent history who is controlling your largest military/trading partner is to rip up your existing contracts, shun the existing Canadian subsidiaries and send our money overseas? Especially when we're on the cusp...

When the response to the crack house under your apartment is to become roommates with the military industrial complex equivalent of one of those guys trying to sell you a get rich quick scheme in your social media DM's, I have serious questions about the competency of the person making the...

https://www.truenorthstrategicreview.ca/p/happy-cpsp-rfp-day-everything-you?r=95jhi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Great article by Noah going over the competitors of the CPSP and especially what we know publicly about their bids, highly recommend giving it a read. He’s...

Not sure who's going to want to participate in Canadian defence procurement when it seems nobody can be an actual winner and the results are broken up part and parcel into conciliation prizes to all the final participants.

From the article: First of all, I always find the ubiquitous "confidential sources" to be a funny addition, doubly so when its a Swedish business publication bringing back out the sour grapes given how their darling aircraft was absolutely blown out of the comparison between itself and the...

Horrible idea to split the submarine fleet just like its a horrible idea to split the fighter fleet, throw whoever is suggesting this out into the nearest alley. Carney already came out previously and said we were not splitting the fleet, I don't know why this nonsense keeps popping up.

Onshoring capabilities to maintain the submarines in the long term is more important than pure cost, batteries are a great example. They wear down over time and being able to repair and manufacture our own Korean spec types at home lets us refit and repair the boats without outsized foreign...

Canadian built components to Korean specifications, that has been known for sometime as its been talked about for items such as lithium ion batteries which may be built in Canada.

There are rumours circulating that the Feb 2 fuselage signing ceremony for Canada's first F-35 was specifically kept low key and photos will not be released by the Govt/Lockheed Martin due to concerns that their publication will undercut the ongoing fighter review in the eyes of the public. If...

I would point out a few things: 1.) South Korea has a recent history of failed or heavily delayed naval projects, see their aircraft carrier and arsenal ship ambitions. Nuclear submarines are not easy or cheap to produce, don't be surprised if this entire endeavor falls apart or is heavily...

From the article: The huge weight put towards sustainment really shows how important the overall bid is, more so than the submarine, the financials, partnerships or anything else present.