Eye In The Sky
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Aircraft systems such as hardware and software are considered "aeronautical products" in Canada, IAW the Aeronautics Act.
Fun fact of the day.
Fun fact of the day.
Absolutely makes sense.Here's some open source on TDES. Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
Not quite as simple as unplug/plug. There's a whole gamble of airworthiness/testing processes that have to be completed, after determining, sourcing and procuring the hardware and software. It is a fairly substantial level of effort.
To add onto @Eye In The Sky 's comments, that pretty much goes with any aircraft equipment.
Part of the reason why bolts (similar to, but not the same as, ones you can get at Canadian Tire) are so expensive for aircraft. Those bolts, or at least that line of bolts, has to pass airworthiness standards. Same with heating coffee cups.
Absolutely makes sense.
In the context of Link 16 over Link 11, since Link 16 is so common now and installed on so many platforms, would that same level of testing have been required to install it aboard our MPA?
I think the French are on a PR offensive.
World's Newest Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine: Rare Access Inside Suffren - Naval News
Leading Navies are secretive about the full capabilities of their submarines. In a rare privilege, Naval News has been allowed aboard the French Navy's (Marine Nationale) newest boat, Suffren. Here is what it is like to step inside a next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine.www.navalnews.com
Good article, you can also see the issue to Australianize it as the article states everything is French derived, however if they want a true PR victory they should just deliver 6 to the RCN. CAFRA or FRACA?I think the French are on a PR offensive.
World's Newest Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine: Rare Access Inside Suffren - Naval News
Leading Navies are secretive about the full capabilities of their submarines. In a rare privilege, Naval News has been allowed aboard the French Navy's (Marine Nationale) newest boat, Suffren. Here is what it is like to step inside a next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine.www.navalnews.com
You would think we would have a closer relationship with France, at the same time the Eryx wasn't the greatest..... we almost got the mistral Egypt now owns, according to Jason Kenny that fell through due to bureaucrats thinking it would undermine the NSPS.Good article, you can also see the issue to Australianize it as the article states everything is French derived, however if they want a true PR victory they should just deliver 6 to the RCN. CAFRA or FRACA?
I'm certainly not an expert in naval armaments or an engineer, but I would be concerned about adapting these established classes to use the same torpedoes, other weapons and combat systems as the RCN now uses. This is based on my observation based on how long it took for us to get the Victoria Class submarines operational (the long term storage issues notwithstanding). The oldest Sōryū-Class submarine is already 14 years old (based on launched date) and I know that, if we buy these used subs, we will need to extensively outfit/modify to our needs. The question still remains how much service life will we get out of these submarines? Perhaps the RCN aside from the initial outfitting, will get one mid life upgrade out of this Class before it gets old and modifications are no longer worthwhile. If we bought brand new, perhaps we can get two or three major upgrades/modifications out of the life the submarine. I am not capable of doing a cost benefit analysis, but to me, while the initial outlay will be expensive, it would be less expensive to buy brand new and we would get what we want without having to perform extensive modifications.Definitely a possibility, I wonder how possible it would be to adapt the current torpedo tubes to fire the Mk 48? Almost the same dimensions, same fuel/propulsion
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I think I can speak on behalf of the RCN in saying we will never buy used submarines again.I'm certainly not an expert in naval armaments or an engineer, but I would be concerned about adapting these established classes to use the same torpedoes, other weapons and combat systems as the RCN now uses. This is based on my observation based on how long it took for us to get the Victoria Class submarines operational (the long term storage issues notwithstanding). The oldest Sōryū-Class submarine is already 14 years old (based on launched date) and I know that, if we buy these used subs, we will need to extensively outfit/modify to our needs. The question still remains how much service life will we get out of these submarines? Perhaps the RCN aside from the initial outfitting, will get one mid life upgrade out of this Class before it gets old and modifications are no longer worthwhile. If we bought brand new, perhaps we can get two or three major upgrades/modifications out of the life the submarine. I am not capable of doing a cost benefit analysis, but to me, while the initial outlay will be expensive, it would be less expensive to buy brand new and we would get what we want without having to perform extensive modifications.
Very easy for you to say that. At the last meeting I was at the person who actually has a lot of say about such things was very adamant that we won't. The last purchase we made prior was based on submarines that just several years old, from a close ally that we bought submarines from them before. There is no purchase out there like that currently.Until we do, I will never say never. We might not have a choice if the Victoria class can't sail because we have dithered for far to long.
Not sure if anyone has reported on this before but it was reported a couple of weeks ago that Macron wants a face-to-face meeting with PM Trudeau. Anybody want to bet that submarines doesn't enter the conversation?You would think we would have a closer relationship with France, at the same time the Eryx wasn't the greatest..... we almost got the mistral Egypt now owns, according to Jason Kenny that fell through due to bureaucrats thinking it would undermine the NSPS.
If France was interested in building us some subs, I say we should take it
Idiot-level question for the subsurface world: for a nuclear boat, how useful is punching through ice, other than for missile launching and photo ops? Assume there's a desire to be able to reach fresh air soonest in case of emergency, too.So has a French nuke sub been recorded punching through the ice yet? I wonder if they are capable of that?