The Emerging CAF Deep Sense-Strike Complex

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Not sure if people have recognized the emerging strategy behind CAF acquisitions that focus on long range sense and strike.

Sensors. AEWC, OTHR, CDSEA, DESSP

Shooters. Eventually we'll have HIMARS with PrSM, RCD with TLAM, F-35s with JASSMs.

By say 2036, the CAF will have a multi-domain deep sense and strike complex with the ability to acquire targets and prosecute them at substantial ranges (easily greater than 300 km).

Something to consider for discussion.

Satellite Based Moving Target Indicators, other space based assets.

Naval Strike Missile can hit land targets.

If we get Korean submarines then you can potentially add Hyunmoo 4-4 Ballistic missiles (500+km range). The Germans are offering torp tube launched NSM.

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Software is weird. Systems like the Canadian Artillery system are quite good (Ukraine had some recommendations on how to improve it but generally they thought it was good), CMS 330 for the frigates is excellent and always being improved.

DRDC invented a flight deck management system + software that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world for a strictly Canadian problem. It works well enough.

Current shipboard ASW processing (again developed by DRDC) is friggin amazing.

OSI bridge management system is world recognized.

But most of these are cases where we either develop our own system internally to deal with a specific issue (DRNC involvement) or we go to an already recognized industrial leader to give us what they have (OSI).

I have been unimpressed with quite a few software systems that were offered... particularly Adobe!