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Wargaming is having its ‘Moneyball’ moment Wargaming is having its ‘Moneyball’ moment Though this would be interesting for people. As a wargaming hobbyist (hobbyer) and one who has worked with simulations professionally I found it fascinating.

Check it out. Nice old school CBC documentary.

This comes up a lot. How are ships classified. So I have cracked the code (sort of) and present to everyone STANAG 1166 MAROPS. Its NATO's ship designation/classification system. So destroyer vs frigate. You can see here that ship tonnage does not matter. Oddly enough length matters...

Reading an interesting article in skies magazine about the RCAF in the near future. In the last 18 or so months the Gov't has finalized deals for Fighter jets, 88 F-35's replacing 89 CF-18's Maritime patrol aircraft, (P-8's) 16 P-8's replacing 14 Aurora's (P-3's), creating a weapons roadmap...

Sort of? With the coming of Aegis and F35s.Canada has to significantly increase security at its naval and airbases (and likely ammo bases as well). RCAF is looking at a COA which is the creation of an RCAF regiment (see UK RAF regiment or US Air Field Security for examples). The RCN has to do...

A wide ranging interview with CRCN Rear Adm Topshee by the U.S. Naval Institute. There are a bunch of things in here that inform various discussions over various threads. What follows are things that I thought were interesting. Stating the CSC would be called Destroyers well before the...

If a ships helicopter drops a torp that kills a submarine does the ship that carries the helicopter get to put a kill marking on the ship or does that belong to the helicopter? What if a UAV controled and launched from the ship? What about just controled by the ship? What if just launched...

Just wanted to share this amazing bit of awesome. It's from HMCS OTTAWA's instagram page and is the coolest thing I've ever worn in my naval career. The new morale patch. Scroll left on the images to see what I'm talking about. This is what true reconciliation and familyhood is all about...

Some lessons learned from the Ukraine/Russia conflict discussed... most of the stuff is self evident but confirmatory. War in Ukraine: Western Navies See Lessons from Strategic to Tactical Levels - Naval News

Today I drove up to Brentwood near the Victoria Airport for Remembrance Day. Before the cermony started a woman in her mid 60's walked over and struck up a conversation. Apparently I looked a bit like her son who is on the Kuwait mission with the CAF. Her name was Heather and we chatted for a...

Didn't find a thread on this that would not require some dark magics to resurrect from the dead. Article in the CMJ on Armored Recce. Wanted to get some of the experienced "second-black-hatters" opinions on it. Role of Canadian Armoured Recon... The first para references the Armour School...

Should Canada Have a Foreign Intelligence Service? Personally, I think it should. The return of great power competition frankly is the signal. Our interests often do not align with our closest allies, and the only intelligence organization that will look out for our interests is one of our...

Not a bad primer from the MSEO of HMCS Toronto when the ship was on OP REASSURANCE a year ago.  I look forward to the "Fight" video. Float, Move, Fight Part 1

Anyone watching this replacement competition for the Bradley?  It seems quite interesting with the three different contenders. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24114/one-of-these-big-cannon-toting-armored-vehicles-may-replace-the-bradley-fighting-vehicle

Interview with General Vance regarding a number of topics at the Halifax International Security Forum. Quite a few things in there from future threats, NORAD development, recruiting issues, culture change and others.

Story at the link... Federal government announces over $115 million to Royal Canadian Navy I was lucky enough to see some of the results of the MASS trail on VDQ.  I guess they saw something that they liked.  And the RAMSES overhaul was long overdue and in the works for a while.

Article form the UK defence journal: German frigate Sachsen has suffered significant damage as a result of a misfiring missile. The accident happened last week, June 21st, off Norwegian coast. We understand from local media reports that only two crew members were hurt, sustaining minor...

Bids are now heating up for the Type 31 Frigate competition with both Babcock showcasing their final choice for the competition, the Arrowhead 140 design based off of the Danish Iver Huitfeldt. Babcocks bid based on the Danish Iver Huitfeldt design. Arrowhead 140 Video Cammell Laird is now...

May I be the first to say welcome back to the fleet old girl! HMCS HAIDA Becomes Ceremonial Flagship of the RCN Parks Canada Info here: https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2018/05/hmcs-haida-officially-designated-as-the-flagship-of-the-royal-canadian-navy.html

Recently reading an issue of the Canadian Naval Review and there was an article in there about improving the usage of AOR's through the increase of the number of helicopters that they carry. The basic premise of the article was that with the great leap in capability of the to the Cyclones it...