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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/submarines-canada-korea-germany-jobs-9.7108627 Today is the formal deadline for bid submissions from Hanwha and TKMS for the CPSP.

Straight crackpipe opinion, the F-35 has been and continues to be a lightning rod for criticism, both fair and unjustified. Did they expect the CBC to drop the gloves and start throwing PR punches while at Luke AFB?

That is something I have a lot of concerns about, because F-35 and E-7 come pre-integrated with MADL out of the box alongside being fully NORAD/Five Eyes compliant, while tossing GlobalEye, Gripen E and F-35 all together looks like a sensor meshing and integration nightmare. I find it unlikely...

They have been talking about adding AAR to the Global platform and I presume that as well, and I've also heard Saab coping that their various radars elsewhere on the aircraft provide 360 degree coverage lol. I'd rather have Phoenix at this point compared to GlobalEye, but it seems increasingly...

A horrible idea that the RCAF and Canadian Govt will very likely come to regret, dragging along what will be a largely irrelevant aircraft for the foreseeable future. Welcome back Canadair CF-5.

There is already rumours about Chunmoo being considered as a backup to HIMARS recently.

I'm not especially partial to Apache given how absolutely ancient the base design is, and there is only so much that can be done with it. The British Apache's have returned to using an American engine as well with their most recent modernization (aka replacement_. If American systems and engines...

MV-75 has some frankly ridiculous specifications and will be a monstrously capable aircraft if it can fulfill its promises, to the point it truly is a game changer for anybody who operates it. That being said, I am inherently skeptical about its capabilities until proven otherwise in service...

The rumour I've heard is Cyclone is going to be dumped in favour of the SH-60 Seahawk, H-175 doesn't make a lot of sense for its roles except maybe some on land. The Tiger is old and kind of crappy, I'd expect us to go full modern European with something like the AW249 Fenice if we're going...

It's unclear if these vessels will be bound for Canada, although it seems unlikely given Asterix's departure and the arrival of the JSS in the future. I would guess if they were focused at Canada specifically, it would have been mentioned. It seems more likely they will be contracted out to or...

https://truenorthstrategicreview.substack.com/p/inocea-group-to-acquire-uks-wave Speaking of Davie (their parent company more specifically), it looks like Inocea Group is purchasing the UK's Wave class replenishment vessels with the plan of bringing them back into service in one way or another...

I'd be much happier if Davie was held to account on their seeming delays and incompetence, especially regarding their "foreign first" business model that seems to be coming out recently. When will Davie actually be utilizing the Levis shipyard which has apparently seen hundreds of millions of...

As a follow on from this previous news, CDR Magazine released some info clarifying how Davie will be producing its "Polar Max" icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. So Davie is sending the entire hull construction (and seemingly most of the major equipment inside it) for the Polar Max over...

The Koreans are showing their inexperience and naivety regarding very large scale and long term international defence sales, substantial offsets and pot sweeteners are common place everywhere and Canada is no different. Korea is a relatively new player in the international arms export game, with...

The quality of the image especially on the aft of the ship is low quality and partially looks AI modified (aerials aft look squished alongside the NSM launchers?). Obviously the Italian 5" gun has been replaced by the BAE Mark 45 5", although it kind of looks to me as well that the Italian 30mm...

Given the rigorous talk about as few changes to the original design as possible, removing the VLS is almost certainly out of the cards.

I’m not sure I’d characterize it in that manner, the Koreans have been acting aggressively to the point it’s teetering on desperation, while the Germans are taking a more measured approach. Koreans came out of the gate swinging but the Germans are basically caught up with them at this point.

I'm a bit split on the idea of another base to be constructed in Quebec. On one hand attempting to break into the French population as a recruitment source is a good idea however, I am racking my brain thinking about the strategic redundancies of putting a proper base in Rimouski or Baie-Comeau...

https://canadiandefencereview.com/tkms-and-magellan-to-support-heavyweight-torpedo-production-and-in-service-support-for-cpsp/ At this point, both the Germans and Koreans are offering domestic torpedo support and production as part of their CPSP bid.

As funny as that is, it's not the first time that nations have done this sort of thing. UK Tornado and Phantom aircraft in the 1980's were delivered with cement ballast instead of their radars due to ongoing issues.