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  1. GR66

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    That's amateur hour... https://swiftships.com/vessels/s5-support-ship-mother-ship/
  2. GR66

    Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the USAF

    IWI has a system that helps improve the effectiveness of your standard infantry rifle against small FPV type drones. https://defence-blog.com/iwis-rifle-upgrade-is-drawing-interest-from-armies-near-russia-and-ukraine/ AI summary of the system: The IWI Arbel system is an advanced...
  3. GR66

    TKMS Type 212CD (Victoria class replacement megathread)

    Is there an urgent need for our submarines to deploy extensively under the ice pack? Russian SSBN's can launch from safely in Russian waters. Is any nation going to risk their SSN's attempting to transit the constricted and shallow NWP with its tricky currents under the ice pack? In the...
  4. GR66

    Canada should join the (nuclear) big leagues

    While I'm not unhappy with the decision to go with the 212CD for the Canadian Patrol Submarine, part of me always hoped for the KS III with its SLBM capability. Pair that with the Chunmoo MLRS and domestic ballistic missile production to support them both then you would have a potential...
  5. GR66

    TKMS Type 212CD (Victoria class replacement megathread)

    Maybe one of them was doing a "Crazy Ivan"
  6. GR66

    GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

    I wonder how well it works when there are friendly troops in the area? That's my concern with any of the automated C-UAS systems. Will it become a tactic to intentionally fly drones in between two units in order to hopefully generate a friendly fire incident?
  7. GR66

    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    Previously suspected, but now confirmed: https://defence-blog.com/pentagons-top-general-confirms-historic-ukrainian-dogfight-win/
  8. GR66

    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Well the difference here of course is that Saudi Arabia has no reason to ever want nuclear weapons., right?...right??? /sarcasm
  9. GR66

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

    From CNN: Russian warship conducts live-fire exercise off UK as new PM Burnham reaffirms support for Kyiv
  10. GR66

    CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

    The problem is that while Canada might be a net exporter of oil and other fuel products to the United States, the nature of the distribution networks means that much of Eastern Canada is dependent on pipelines coming from US refineries...not product from the rest of Canada. Turn of the oil taps...
  11. GR66

    2026 Wildfire Season

    Provincial Emergency Preparedness organizations like Ontario Corps should have a full-time cadre of trained personnel available to respond to a variety of emergency situations year round (fires, floods, wind storms, ice/snow storms, etc.). As the military threats in the World increase the...
  12. GR66

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Ironically, even in the face of a major oil shock demand (and prices) for the Gulf oil that made it out during the ceasefire is actually down. https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/21/business/oil-demand-iran-china
  13. GR66

    A Canadian CCA?

    Anduril isn't exactly a small start-up anymore. From Wikipedia:
  14. GR66

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    From AI re: the production time for a Patriot missile It takes approximately 24 months to manufacture a single Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile. The production of the solid rocket motor alone requires around 30 months, while final system delivery can take longer due to complex supply chain logistics...
  15. GR66

    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Seems like everyone, everywhere in the West (Israel excluded) fumbled the ball due to the myth of total Western air superiority. We all felt we didn't have to worry about threats from the air because we controlled it.
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    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    The Russians (and Ukrainians) are making use of decoys of high-value targets to deceive enemy drones. https://defence-blog.com/russias-decoy-tactic-aims-to-blunt-ukraines-relentless-drone-strikes/ It's not a new concept and there were some major deception operations undertaken by the Allies in...
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    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    Horses for courses. Guns aren't going to stop a ballistic missile, that's what Patriot and THAAD are for. Guns are useful for targets like Shaded drones and slow/low cruise missiles. Systems like NASAAM are for cruise missiles, aircraft, etc. You need a layered AD system to counter a variety...
  18. GR66

    The Arctic

    Tell me again why the Canadian Army's focus should be on Armoured Divisions for Europe?
  19. GR66

    TKMS Type 212CD (Victoria class replacement megathread)

    Agreed that externally the two are different but (according to AI anyway) they share a number of the key internal systems The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) share a high degree of commonality. The JSM is essentially an air-launched derivative of the NSM, utilizing...
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