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

[Remius]

Agreed, but will the US let Canada move closer to Europe.
Gripens and CV90s vs jobs and tariffs.

We are back to cancelling Arrows and Canucks and buying Bomarcs, Sabres, Voodoos, Starfighters and Freedom Fighters. --- Genies and Honest Johns. M113s and M109s. PRC-77s and tin lids. Hornets, Hercs and Hueys (with Canadian manufactured US engines).

We have always been a branch plant.

We will never be able to fully cut the cord by anything significant but the US is by their own actions making it much easier to diversify into other markets.

 

[Kirkhill]

We will never be able to fully cut the cord by anything significant but the US is by their own actions making it much easier to diversify into other markets.

Are they making it easier or are they making their allies more willing to bear the pain of working against them?
I think it is the latter.

I can't think of anything more likely to make a Canadian angrier than yanking the beer from his hand while he is relaxing by the lake.

 

[Kirkhill]

We will never be able to fully cut the cord by anything significant but the US is by their own actions making it much easier to diversify into other markets.

Apparently we won't be cutting the cord anytime soon in any event. We will still be buying 70% of our supplies from the US.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has pushed for a procurement mix where no more than 70 percent of capital spending depends on US suppliers. He has framed this diversification as both strategic and economic, offering Canadian firms broader access to European markets and opening the door to fresh inward investment, Eurasian Times reported.

Canada SAFE Pivot Doubts New $50 Billion Deal for Most Expensive Fighter Jets in the World

Canada’s decision to join the EU’s SAFE initiative marks a major shift in its defense posture and signals a wider strategic pivot.

aviationa2z.com

 

[Kirkhill]

This business of GDLS Canada making the BAE Hagglunds BvS10 for Canada has got me thinking.

Are we going to get back into the business of government owned ordnance factories, potentially with commercial operators manufacturing licensed equipment?

There seems to be some sense that the Europeans might be heading that way (Patria, BAE and Rheinmetall all distributing their manufacturing/assembly as is Hanwha). And Trump has mused about taking stakes in his major weapons manufacturers.

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In the meantime.


"The BvS10 Beowulf vehicles for the U.S. Army's Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program are built by BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden.

"While the final assembly occurs in Sweden, several key components are sourced from U.S. suppliers, including the engine, transmission, and hydraulic system. The vehicles are delivered to the U.S., where government-furnished equipment, such as radios, is installed before deployment to units, primarily the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska."