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

[Halifax Tar]

Shockwave 13. I heard that was quite the brawl, especially when the Americans cheated by putting pool balls in their bandanas.

Dunno, that was 16 years ago now...

Fort Irwin was the first time I heard about US Soldiers killing themselves on base wide runs. Also challenged an American soldier to a long distance run; won't say who won but I ended up getting so dehydrated I stopped to drink water out of a discarded plastic water bottle on the side of the road. Pretty fond memories of there, obviously.

Were we there at the same time ? I spent a few weeks with S&T Coy and then got moved to what was supposed to the Kandahar City PRT.

 

[HavokFour]

Something is in the pipe, something Alberta related.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2085234283543699941

https://twitter.com/x/status/2085390917100290144

https://twitter.com/x/status/2085402112813339023

 

[PrairieFella]

What could possibly be going on thats controversial? Federal waterbomber fleet by the RCAF?

 

[HavokFour]

What could possibly be going on thats controversial? Federal waterbomber fleet by the RCAF?

McGuinty did a keynote address at UoC today, so the "teasing" for Monday happened during that.

Haven't gone through it myself yet but here it is, 1 hour long.

EDIT: Relevant section starts @ 04:20, not quite informed enough to know why it would possibly be controversial.

EDIT 2: Unless the controversial bit is the partners?

- Calian, CAE, Norcada, Lockheed Martin Canada
- Dell Technologies, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Data Dynamics

Federal Govt. to Fund Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub in Calgary

At an event at the University of Calgary, Defence Minister David McGuinty announces an investment of $20.3 million to establish the Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub at the school. Afterwards, he faces questions from reporters on the recent arrest of a Canadian intern at NATO headquarters on...

www.cpac.ca

This is what has been released so far.

Minister McGuinty launches Canada's first Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub to strengthen defence capabilities - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, announced the launch of the Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub (DISH) under the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS) in Calgary, Alberta.

www.canada.ca

 

[YZT580]

What could possibly be going on thats controversial? Federal waterbomber fleet by the RCAF?

shuttering a base and moving its operations to Alberta????

 

[KevinB]

Even at reserve units we're getting unprecedented shotgun ammo allotments. Certainly seems to be a lesson learned.

If the lesson is wrong, does it count as learned?

Time to crank up a national CAF skeet shooting program

While everything I can collate shows the shotgun is effectively worthless in C-UAS. I do like the idea of national skeet shooting.

1) Skeet shooting helps training for movers, and the required safety area is a lot less for 12ga birdshot than 5.56mm.

2) It appears that shotgun issuance helps with morale - as the soldiers believe either they have a C-UAS option - and/or the CoC at least cares to try to give them something.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Even at reserve units we're getting unprecedented shotgun ammo allotments. Certainly seems to be a lesson learned.

Not so much lesson learned as we don’t have any alternative at the moment and have to pretend to do something.

Don’t get me wrong, I love shotgun shooting (5-stand is my preference at the moment and likely would be the best practice for drone shooting as it covers so many different directions and angles) but it is a last ditch attempt to stop a drone and of very questionable effectiveness.

Shooting clays tops out at about 100km/h (most are 60-70km/h) a drone generally will travel 180km/h+ when going in for the kill. Basically double the speed of the sporting clays, coming straight at you. Not exactly a game I would want to play and it makes carrying a shotgun for combat a item of questionable value.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Not so much lesson learned as we don’t have any alternative at the moment and have to pretend to do something.

Don’t get me wrong, I love shotgun shooting (5-stand is my preference at the moment and likely would be the best practice for drone shooting as it covers so many different directions and angles) but it is a last ditch attempt to stop a drone and of very questionable effectiveness.

Shooting clays tops out at about 100km/h (most are 60-70km/h) a drone generally will travel 180km/h+ when going in for the kill. Basically double the speed of the sporting clays, coming straight at you. Not exactly a game I would want to play and it makes carrying a shotgun for combat a item of questionable value.

Even better?

It’s not hockey