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I do believe. I just find it amusing that we are still driven by forms when we have been discussing the paperless office since Canada's navy ran on enemy vacuum tubes and we are now gobbling up real estate to build thousands of AI datacentres.

Printed forms? Go to the supplier of Czech vacuum tubes?

I understand that. But we are still flying CF-188s from 1982 and we don't have any replacements in the air. And our helicopter woes continue. With some notable exceptions. We did not commit in 1997. But neither does signing up as a GCAP observer commit us today. ... One thing that really...

And I am not against crewed platforms. I think the difference between us may be the perception of the rate at which automation can continue to relieve people of workload. I think we both perceive crews getting smaller and weapons and sensors becoming more capable. Ideally that should make the...

And if you prefer, you can have the launch platform for the UAV navigate from point to point in a defined patrol zone.

I don't know if this has been reported elsewhere https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-israel-aid-house-democrats-massie-amendment/ Where is the split? Republicans opposed to aid to Israel - 1 Democrats opposed to aid to Israel - 103 Democrats in favour of aid to Israel - 98 Republicans in favour...

Not LVMS - agreed But LVMS builders The brickies and framers that would have been employed could be reassigned. If not building new vehicles themselves because the vehicles could also be printed then they can be handed a rifle. https://www.autonocion.com/us/world-first-3d-printed-hotel-texas/

And it doesn't take much of a crew to park a hull at a position for 30 days and have it relay the data gathered by its sensors back to the Recognized Maritime Picture. Nor do you have to worry about crew getting in the way of the launch of missiles, torpedoes, and UxVs by means of Cooperative...

https://nextgendefense.com/rifle-weapon-drone-control/ "LADRS uses a 250-gram rifle-mounted interface to control drones through weapon orientation, laser designation, and integrated buttons." "Frontline troops may now be able to pilot drones without reaching for a handheld controller, thanks...

On the launcher front - the CAML family (Common Autonomous MultiDomain Launcher). The CAML-L (Light) is the USMC Roguefires NMESIS JLTV The CAML-M (Medium) is the uncrewed version of the HIMARS The CAML-H (Heavy) is an HEMTT replacement for the Lockheed Martin PDS-70 for the Typhon system...

"A crewed warship with capabilities similar to the Saronic Marauder (≈180 ft / 55 m, up to 150 metric tons payload in containers, long range, 25+ knots) would likely cost significantly more than the unmanned version—roughly in the $50–200+ million range per ship, depending on exact...

Those were Canadian jobs/votes. No politician was going to cancel those votes. F35s, Merlins, Leos, M109s - furriners! Waste of good graft.

Are we talking hull form or role? The whalers were pressed into bluw water escort service because they were needed and available. A more seaworthy, but cheap and fast, escort was needed which resulted in the "twin screw corvette" aka the frigate. Key design specs: cheap and fast to build and...

Signatures aren't worth much. Especially when cancellations are covered by tax dollars. 30 years later and we're debating the aircraft we signed up for in 1997. 36 years since we signed for the Merlins only to have them cancelled 33 years ago. Events, dear boy! A week is a lifetime in...

If I understand correctly Southern Pride to Channel Patrol Boats Channel Patrol Boats pressed to blue water escorts as Flower Corvettes Flower Corvettes built in Canada to supply blue water escorts from the west. Corvettes begat Twin Screw Corvettes TwinScrew Corvettes redesignated Frigates RCN...

More on the Saronic MUSV build https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2026/07/large-us-drone-ship-able-to-deploy-120-hypersonic-missiles-will-have-sea-test-in-2027.html

30 years later and it is 1997 all over again https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-join-global-combat-air-programme-gcap-observer/ For the record Canada has been a partner in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program since 1997. Because of this, companies in Canada have been, and continue to...

Further to the torpedo launched drone https://interestingengineering.com/military/autonomous-drone-submarine-torpedo-tube-trials

And more targets at large https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/15/a-months-worth-of-russias-oil-exports-is-stuck-at-sea-135-million-barrels-loaded-but-not-delivered/

I don't know if this was already discussed in the Gripen debates but it seems to me to be an additional rationale for bringing Saab into the fold. Gripen-lite CCAs? https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/saab-gripen-e-ai-flight-tests