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  1. Kirkhill

    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Danish Marine Homeguard on the ranges - unpaid https://www.facebook.com/reel/1729960781419672
  2. Kirkhill

    Canada Post to Comms Canada?

    Nah. Cause Canada Post is costing a bucket load of money that could be bette remployed.
  3. Kirkhill

    Trump administration 2024-2028

    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121743-hegseth-pentagon-partners-non-ivy-colleges/amp/ "we are formally establishing a program to assist these universities and colleges. It’s called, ‘America’s Corps of Cadets.’”"
  4. Kirkhill

    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    When does a recoverable booster become a long range CCA? https://www.geekwire.com/2026/meet-the-x-bat-full-specs-on-the-new-ai-piloted-fighter-jet-to-be-built-in-washington-state/ Logistics & Mobility: Road-transportable via dedicated Launch and Recovery Vehicle (LRV) trailer; highway-mobile...
  5. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    https://maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-takes-first-big-unmanned-step-buying-30-production-musv-hulls 30 hulls at 40 MUSD per hull "Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Galliano Marine Services and Saronic have each secured a contract to build 10 small autonomous warships for the...
  6. Kirkhill

    CJADC2

    The future of warfare https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-01/elon-musk-project-meridian-23025679.html
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    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    https://defence-blog.com/cx2-turns-fpv-drones-into-hunters-of-enemy-drone-pilots/?amp
  8. Kirkhill

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

    https://www.airandspaceforces.com/t-7-simulators-lvc-flight-aetc-first/ When does a simulator controlling a virtual aircraft become a controller for an uncrewed aircraft?
  9. Kirkhill

    Canada Post to Comms Canada?

    https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canada-post-should-be-given-a-mandate-to-protect-our-digital-sovereignty Doesn't sound like the worst idea to me. Mail and Roads were the original comms network - and under the supervision of the Crown, its original customer. One of the constants of the...
  10. Kirkhill

    Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship AOPS

    https://maritime-executive.com/corporate/kongsberg-maritime-delivers-auv-hangar-subsea-docking-system-for-vessel I wonder if this would fit into the new Coast Guard Multi-Mission Vessels or the Coastal Corvette?
  11. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    More seagoing drones faster 55 m Marauder with 150 ton payload Length: 180 ft (54.86 m) Max Payload Capacity: 150 metric tons Cruise Speed: 12 knots Top/Sprint Speed: 25+ knots Range: 5,400 nautical miles at base load (25 MT); 4,100 nautical miles at maximum load (150 MT) [1, 2]...
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    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    https://interestingengineering.com/military/hypersonic-blackbeard-missile-aboard-fighter-jet 300 to 500,000 USD, 35 kg to 800 km in 7 to 8 minutes. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-rocket-co-ontario-engine-testing-facility-hugh-kolias/...
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    UK Between JEF and the EU?

    The Transactional Donald https://indianapolisrecorder.com/three-card-monte-how-trump-turned-governance-into-a-theatrical-hustle/ "Trump is playing three-card monte with the American people and taxpayer money. In the classic street hustle — distract, deceive, extract — the dealer shuffles three...
  14. Kirkhill

    UK Between JEF and the EU?

    https://militarnyi.com/en/news/pentagon-does-not-invite-britain-france-or-baltic-states-to-nato-future-talks/ Pentagon splitting JEF? JEF - UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Iceland Invitees - Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Plus - Germany...
  15. Kirkhill

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

    Do as much as you can with a keyboard before you run out of options and have to send a rifle.
  16. Kirkhill

    The Arctic

    https://theconversation.com/why-europe-wants-to-boost-its-arctic-presence-292075
  17. Kirkhill

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

    https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/european-preference-in-defence-is-a-luxury-debate-nato-chief-tells-euronews NATO chief Mark Rutte told Euronews the European preference debate is a "luxury" since neither Europe nor the US can meet the growing demand for defence products and the industry...
  18. Kirkhill

    Canada seeks to buy Long Range Precision Rockets (probably US MLRS or HIMARS)

    https://defence-blog.com/u-s-army-taps-five-firms-for-1000-km-himars-missile/?amp "The U.S. Army has picked five companies to build competing prototypes of a new Precision Strike Missile that can be fired from a HIMARS truck and hit moving ships and relocatable land targets 1,000 km (620 miles)...
  19. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/09/hii-wins-u-s-navy-contract-for-10-romulus-usvs/
  20. Kirkhill

    Who needs sailors anyway?

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/09/saronic-awarded-production-contract-for-marauder-under-u-s-navys-musv-marketplace/ "Saronic successfully completed a rigorous evaluation of Marauder’s performance. Over eight days of continuous, 24/7 operations, Marauder completed more than 140 test...
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