Recent content by DAVEBLOGGINS

Unfortunately Ted, all any one of us have to go by is what is released "publically". With your permission, I will release this latest Model info to the Canadian Naval Review (CNR) Forum members as well. Cheers!

Thanks for that info Ted. My only question is: if this new model update was made public several days ago in Calgary at the LM/DND booth at DEFSEC West 2026 from LM & DND, why not just share that info with all Defence Hub Forum members or is a "Public Forum" a national secret as well?

Ted so far you seem to be wrong on just about everything concerning this RCD Model. How can we even tell how "recent" this Model is? It could possibly be an older one that may have been "altered by AI for "effect". I have never seen this Model before. Are you just speculating here? Until we have...

My bad "oldcpu. I was sooo wrong and you are sooo correct. The OTO Leonardo 127mm LW Volcano gun isn't so "Light Weight" after all. It has a "dry weight of 33,000 Kgs (+/- 5%) vs the BAE 5 inch Mk 45 Mod 4 of 24,389 Kgs (without fluids/Lower Hoist). I believe however, that the Leonardo 127mm gun...

"BAE 5-inch gun vs a "heavier " Leonardo 127mm LW Volcano gun"? Hello oldcpu. I was always under the impression that the Leonardo 127mm LW Volcano gun was always slightly lighter than the BAE 5" gun? did you mean lighter instead of heavier?

You are not wrong "oldcpu". That's the way I read it as well for the past 4 years. I believe Ted Barnes is only speculating and has not offered any hard core proof of his assertions on the BAE 5" gun swap. FAKE NEWS!

Only 1 RAM Launcher is fine by me Ted. Since you cannot collaborate your BAE 5' gun vs Leonardo 127mm Vulcano for the RCD, clear speculation, I guess we can all call your statements "FAKE NEWS"!

" Sounds like a couple of years, the guns were never bought" Ted is not hard facts. "WHERE'S THE BEEF?" Everything that has been read or said about the RCD's main gun justifies that the Leonardo 127mm will be the gun of choice for the RCD (including from GOC sources). Why would Canada reverse...

Ted. Can you "quote" when and where this "change back" happened? For quite some time now most were under the impression that the RCD Main Gun was always going to be the Italian Leonardo 127mm Vulcano system. It would be very expensive to change back now. Cheers!

What I am proposing seems to be exactly what Canada and the Arctic need to reshape our Arctic & NATO Security (as part of our new draft National Security (NS) and our True North Strong Defence (TNSD) Policies) IOT be an effective Northern Global Partner with our Northern NATO allies/partners now...

It is always "prudent" to consider "other" cruise missile possibilities for the Lockheed Martin MK 41 EL silos however I am 100% sure that the RCN and GOC considered other "force" weapons when they chose the Tomahawk missile for the RCD. Not just because it was American force weapon technology...

Hello oldcpu. I'm afraid it may be too late to change the Tomahawk for another cruise missile at this point. CMS 330 has already been certified for the RCD and CEC is now cast in stone as well. My question to you is-why would we want to change missiles in "mid-stream" now? I am sure Canada has...

Hello "oldcpu". Yes, the Lionfish 30 seems to be an awsome CIWS for the RCN, and there will be 2 of them (port/stb'd) on each River Class Destroyer-(RCD) so a grand total of at least 30+ units. Whether the AOPS and the "future" Kingston Class replacement "Corvettes" will also have this weapon is...

Agree totally "Century"!!