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

[MilEME09]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

Probably poorly written as I doubt you could fit half a billion gear into the plane.

 

[GR66]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

From the article:

More than $500 million will be put towards acquiring a new Canadian-built Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft that will be used for defence-related technology development and creating a Drone Innovation Hub in Ottawa and Montreal.

 

[lenaitch]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

Probably typical government accounting, where they include the purchase price, plus 40 year operating costs including fuel, windshield washer fluid, crew costs and Christmas presents.

 

[DBNSG]

Probably typical government accounting, where they include the purchase price, plus 40 year operating costs including fuel, windshield washer fluid, crew costs and Christmas presents.

I hate to be a YABBUT .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/challengers-replacement-bombardier-global-9.7001194

Something fuzzy in the NRC announcement . I hope its not a March Madness uptick to make the 2% before the end of Fiscal.

 

[McG]

In the industries with which I am familiar these are the definitions …

Okay, so we’ve established that you are not familiar with military training and readiness?

Termium has CAF using “validation” as described in this thread since 1990, and “certification” as described in this thread aince 2014.

 

[Cloud Cover]

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[Kirkhill]

The right way. The wrong way. The army way.

Moving on.

While we are throwing money around and debating solving the world's problems decades in the future - my near term wish list.

GDOTs to produce CG84 rounds and AT4s for inventory.
GDOTs also to produce 5.56 - 12.7 Ball and autocannon rounds for inventory.
Magellan to restart CRV7 production
Canadians to produce the Ukraine's $1000 interceptors
Production of mines.
Production of cheap, scatterable sensors.
Production of low cost guidance kits like the M1156 PGM and the APKWS II guidance modules.
Production of Proximity fuses.

GM to produce ISVs and Milverados
Ford and Roshel to cooperate on producing Senators
Production of oversnow vehicles.

Colt to produce C8s in 25,000 unit batches until told to stop.
Colt to produce 25,000 C6s
Purchase of M3 12.7 HMG and the M230LF autocannon for general distribution
Purchase of HMG and autocannon based CUAS systems

Purchase of a standard cell phone in 25,000 unit batches

Convince 300,000 Canadians to train in their spare time to take up these arms to be able to defend their communities as VP guards and CUAS gunners if necessary.

How many Subs or RCDs or F35s would we need to sacrifice to make that possible?

 

[DBNSG]

The right way. The wrong way. The army way.

Moving on.

While we are throwing money around and debating solving the world's problems decades in the future - my near term wish list.

GDOTs to produce CG84 rounds and AT4s for inventory.
GDOTs also to produce 5.56 - 12.7 Ball and autocannon rounds for inventory.
Magellan to restart CRV7 production
Canadians to produce the Ukraine's $1000 interceptors
Production of mines.
Production of cheap, scatterable sensors.
Production of low cost guidance kits like the M1156 PGM and the APKWS II guidance modules.
Production of Proximity fuses.

GM to produce ISVs and Milverados
Ford and Roshel to cooperate on producing Senators
Production of oversnow vehicles.

Colt to produce C8s in 25,000 unit batches until told to stop.
Colt to produce 25,000 C6s
Purchase of M3 12.7 HMG and the M230LF autocannon for general distribution
Purchase of HMG and autocannon based CUAS systems

Purchase of a standard cell phone in 25,000 unit batches

Convince 300,000 Canadians to train in their spare time to take up these arms to be able to defend their communities as VP guards and CUAS gunners if necessary.

How many Subs or RCDs or F35s would we need to sacrifice to make that possible?

How many Generals and deputy ministers?

 

[Kirkhill]

How many Generals and deputy ministers?

One General, one deputy minister, lots of Captains.


....

Forgot to add lots of zodiacs to the wish list.

 

[KevinB]

The right way. The wrong way. The army way.

Moving on.

While we are throwing money around and debating solving the world's problems decades in the future - my near term wish list.

GDOTs to produce CG84 rounds and AT4s for inventory.

Saab license required.

GDOTs also to produce 5.56 - 12.7 Ball and autocannon rounds for inventory.
Magellan to restart CRV7 production
Canadians to produce the Ukraine's $1000 interceptors

Agreed

Production of mines.

You first need pull out of the Convention - that is named for wait - oh yes the capital city...

Production of cheap, scatterable sensors.

Agreed

Production of low cost guidance kits like the M1156 PGM and the APKWS II guidance modules.

Again licensing issues need to be worked out.

Production of Proximity fuses.

GM to produce ISVs and Milverados

GM has their LUVW which is a "real" Milverado - unlike the earlier CA ones.

Ford and Roshel to cooperate on producing Senators

I see the appeal

Production of oversnow vehicles.

I would like to see a BAE plant for both CV-90 and BvS-10's

Colt to produce C8s in 25,000 unit batches until told to stop.

No argument there

Colt to produce 25,000 C6s

Not sure that is the best option for a GPMG these days.

Purchase of M3 12.7 HMG and the M230LF autocannon for general distribution

Yuck - GAU-19 all the way for a .50 (way more reliable than the M3/GAU-21 - and longer barrel life)
Not sold on the M230LF, I'd be more interested in the Mk44 Bushmaster II for LAV swapping, or looking at a split of M61 Vulcan, and 35mm RM/Oerlikon

Purchase of HMG and autocannon based CUAS systems

See above

Purchase of a standard cell phone in 25,000 unit batches

You will need a lot of other enablers for the cell phones too -- as well as a slew more radios, and their enablers.
I would leave that to @PuckChaser and others to guide.

Convince 300,000 Canadians to train in their spare time to take up these arms to be able to defend their communities as VP guards and CUAS gunners if necessary.

How many Subs or RCDs or F35s would we need to sacrifice to make that possible?

At 3.5% none. While equipping a ground force isn't exactly cheap (at least one with modern equipment) it is pennies on the dollar compared to Air Force and Navy stuff).

 

[Czech_pivo]

Does anyone expect any sort of CAF funding/project announcements from the PM during his trip to Norway/UK over the next few days?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-nato-war-games-norway-canada-9.7124665

Carney heads to Arctic war games as NATO flexes muscle in Norway​

Canadian officials say observing exercise will help inform domestic Arctic defence​

 

[QV]

Just give me a new C8A4, annual ammo allotment and some other bits, let me keep it at home, and I'll happily train on my spare time and be a part of the 300 (thousand). Oh... and build a few flat ranges in my area for easy access. I might even do some cardio again...

 

[MilEME09]

Just give me a new C8A4, annual ammo allotment and some other bits, let me keep it at home, and I'll happily train on my spare time and be a part of the 300 (thousand). Oh... and build a few flat ranges in my area for easy access. I might even do some cardio again...

Ill give ya one better, ive seen the pre production model C25 Rifle thats replacing the C7 for the CMAR project. Unfortunately I cant share pictures but its very nice. Production scheduled for next year

 

[QV]

Ill give ya one better, ive seen the pre production model C25 Rifle thats replacing the C7 for the CMAR project. Unfortunately I cant share pictures but its very nice. Production scheduled for next year

I'd take that!

 

[Remius]

I’m all for giving restricted licenses and firearms for military and LEO. Good recruiting incentive.