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  1. Kirkhill

    Multi Domain Task Force - Canada

    Or "wienerbrot" as the Danes say. Viennese breads.
  2. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    I was going to suggest that if you can add an AI turret to a C6 the way the USMC is then you can ptobably do it to the Bofors. Then I saw the reference to the Tridon...an AI enhanced turret attached to a Bofors. .... Defence of Canada Division? Guns on trailers for fixed installations?
  3. Kirkhill

    Pipelines, energy and natural resources

    As @Czech_pivo sez - run them in parallel. Prepping the right of way and all the administrative overhead will be largely the same . Same for support structures, bridges, tunnels, culverts, pump stations etc. Build for one line and your costs will be high. Build for two and your costs will...
  4. Kirkhill

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/does_saabs_new_gripen_agreement_with_canadas_cae_have_any_significance_for_ukraine-19189.html
  5. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/marine-corps-selects-new-robotic-weapon-system-for-l-madis-integration/ USMC L-MADIS AI turret for the GPMG.
  6. Kirkhill

    Future Armour

    https://united24media.com/defense-tech/ukrainian-troops-asked-for-more-mobility-devdroid-put-its-mk-19-robot-on-wheels-20918 Wheels vs tracks for mobility? Wheels please - Ukrainians.
  7. Kirkhill

    A Canadian CCA?

    In today's feed https://defence-industry.eu/general-atomics-and-kongsberg-move-to-arm-mq-9b-drones-with-joint-strike-missile-for-long-range-strikes/ 275-555 km range for the JSM from an MQ-9.
  8. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    Moving further down the cost curve One UAV - 50 enemy UAVs per mission. https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-unveils-reusable-microwave-drone-killer-that-can-take-down-50-uavs-per-mission And https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/b5a195eb15b87d9f And...
  9. Kirkhill

    U.K. General Election/Government, 4 Jul 2024 - ?

    "Pat McFadden repeats commitment to welfare reform "Pat McFadden has pledged to “reform the welfare system” under Andy Burnham after it was confirmed he would stay in post as Work and Pensions Secretary. "Mr McFadden said the Government’s mission “must be to support people into work and spread...
  10. Kirkhill

    Multi Domain Task Force - Canada

    We certainly have deeper pockets than any of them, including the UK. And God knows what will happen when Labour's new benefits champion, Andy Burnham, ends up confronting the banks. ..... No sooner did I finish typing that than the Telegraph announced this: John Healey has been made...
  11. Kirkhill

    A Canadian CCA?

    I hope to hear that, eventually. Agreed. But I don't understand the reluctance to embrace the parachute return system. It is a reliable, low mass, compact system that converts very large objects into glide bodies with long ranges that can be accurately navigated to precise co-ordinates by...
  12. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    Babcock in the armed, uninhabited game. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/babcock-signs-deal-to-explore-armed-drone-boats/ ACUA is a Brit company engaged in the Atlantic Bastion races.
  13. Kirkhill

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    Lockmart under price pressure from new entries moving into BOGO territory. Still not enough IMO. They need to prepare to buy out some of the new entries and start marketing the solutions that cost one, two and even three orders of magnitude less. 4,000, 000 reduced to 2,000,000 Alternate...
  14. Kirkhill

    Pipelines, energy and natural resources

    The Americans were and are anxious to fnd 4 more million barrels of oil and Danielle and Cott want tosell it to them. Trump wanted set the stage for a better deal. https://boereport.com/2026/07/20/alberta-saskatchewan-make-compelling-case-for-supplying-u-s-with-oil-hoekstra/amp/ Based on the...
  15. Kirkhill

    A Canadian CCA?

    Seen. Also seen and agreed. For me it comes down to the cost of the components, specifically sensors and navigation systems. At what point does the cost of recovering and reusing a system outweigh the cost of simply writing off the component costs after one mission? Especially if...
  16. Kirkhill

    RN Project Cabot and Atlantic Bastion

    Canadian maritime drone manufacturers Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) & AUVs International Submarine Engineering (ISE): Based in Port Coquitlam, BC, they are pioneers in the field. They manufacture customizable, long-range AUVs like the Explorer and Dorado platforms for under-ice and...
  17. Kirkhill

    RN Project Cabot and Atlantic Bastion

    "NATO planners would love it if the Canadians became experts in maritime drones. " A Carlyle-Bloomberg take on Canada from James Stavridis USN ret'd. "“We are rapidly scaling our capabilities through historic investments in new submarines, icebreakers, aircraft and cyber defenses, and...
  18. Kirkhill

    RN Project Cabot and Atlantic Bastion

    Given the developing association of the RN, the Dutch, Norwegian and Danish navies this, together with the Dutch missile carriers being built by Damen and the Damen built USV, the RN's XV Patrick Blackett, this seems relevant...
  19. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    Other RimPac participants https://www.havocai.com/ https://www.leidos.com/insights/maritime-autonomy-math-new-power-drone-swarms https://splash9.com/ ... LHD replenished at sea by a self-docking USV...
  20. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    Armed, unmanned sailing ship https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/07/jagm-armed-saildrone-surveyor-usv-rimpac-2026/ A 20m craft, A Saildrone Surveyor, with a 100 day endurance as an ISR platform, armed with a quad pack of JAGMs (8-16 km depending on variant). Presumably for...
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