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

[Kirkhill]

While our discussions continue...

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/indo-pacific/maritime-defence-plan-sails-into-high-gear/news-story/c63340aff9b7991d9ac47bed22d433e5

That is why we have increased defence funding by $70bn over the course of the next decade, relative to what we inherited

We’re equipping our navy with the next generation of autonomous undersea vehicles,

acquiring the upgraded Mogami-class frigate

commissioning the newest asset to the fleet – HMAS Arafura (80m 1600 tonne OPV, crew of 40, 60 troops, 1x 40mm, 1x 25mm, 2x 12.7mm)

We have delivered Naval Strike Missile, Tomahawk and Standard Missile 6
greater firepower and a 10-fold increase to its maximum weapon range

the Navy will receive its first new surface combatant five years earlier than was planned when we came to office.

Australia is ready to receive its first Virginia-class submarine in the early 2030s.

Naval power and defence industry co-operation go hand-in-glove. Every opportunity we have to talk to one another and share ideas

 

[Navy_Pete]

How about building some housing for the troops and their families that are not over crowded slums.

Lot of CFHA work planned, and they are actively buying apartment buildings and fixing them up for some capacity now but from a strict dollar value POV those are a rounding error in the infra plan. Also should be a lot more money available for maintenance, but seems to vary wildly between bases as well, so very strange to figure out as a non-infra guy looking at things as a newbie in a loaner job to ADM(IE). Working on getting rid of AFFF systems on buildings, and that alone is an eight figure program (plus whatever is needed for the RCN).

Awesome to see more housing, and really needed, but we have so much complex buildings and mega projects coming down the pipes those are just small local projects now. That's actually a good thing and help keep them rolling so they don't get stuck waiting for a small group of specialists to find time to review them, and something bases can grow the capability to do at that volume. We can't keep up with the volume of complex stuff now and struggling to hire more, so happy to offload simple things to the bases.

Lots of buildings that are to the point where they may get shut down as unsafe as well, so you can imagine the churn that creates.