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The gun depiction in that artwork image does not look radically different from the guns in any other images of the River Class. With respect, it does not appear to me to illustrate the Mk 54 any more than the Leonardo gun. Further, I have yet to read anything contrary to this April-2021...

Doing a replenishment at sea, the approach is very tricky, as dependant on the positions of the two ships, the water streaming in between the two ships can either suck them together or push them appart. In this case the approach for replenishment was not adequate enough and I suspect the...

Further to this, various news sources have reported that the RCAF has proceeded to sign a contract involving 14-more F-35s although it is not clear to me if this was only for long lead items for 14-more F-35s or for the complete procurement of 14-more F-35s. if one assumes it is for the...

There is a rather long article here entitled "Why the Saab Gripen NG is right for Canada". Also, The WarZone now has an article (dated 4-Feb-2026) on the Gripen Further to those articles, ... like Canada, Switzerland is currently struggling with significant cost overruns on the F-35. I note...

Where as noted, the decision as to what submarine is to be selected comes down to cost, timeline, and Canadian economic benefits, i often still stumble across technical aspects I missed in the past. I recently noted a 25-Sep-2023 !!! article in Naval News where it states: This had me...

According to a 2-February-2026 CTV news article Hanwha Ocean and its German rival, TKMS, are required to submit their final bids by March 2, 2026. Also in that article Stephen Fuhr, Canada’s Secretary of State for Defence Procurement said the federal decision would ultimately “come down to...

one word: "cost". It is 'cost' that is causing the consideration to reduce the F-35 purchase to 16-aircraft. The Typhoon is more expensive by far than the Gripen. Note this is only under consideration. It is not approved. Maybe with the Canadian plan to increase the defence budget to 2% of...

I suspect current politics of the current US administration in terms of tariffs on Canada will make it increasingly difficult for Canada to proceed down the F-35 route for all 88-fighter aircraft. While the tariffs are not on the F-35 procurement, the surrounding US tariffs on other aspects of...

This thread has been quiet for a while, and the Halifax class frigates have gone through an update. I confess I was a bit curious about the Rheinmetall MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) implementation on the Halifax Class frigate. I believe the MASS (generically) dependent on procurement...

Out of curiousity, I was comparing L3 Harris marketing PDFs for both the L3 Harris M2534 EOSS and the L3 Harris Mk20 (which is extensively used in the USN), and the descriptive 'specifications' are almost identical. I noticed a small difference in the M2534 'Medium Wave Infrared module' field of...

More on this topic of what might be the L3 Harris EOSS system provided. I was reading up on some RCN Halifax class information, and I believe that class of RCN frigate may have an older version of the L3 Harris M2534 EOSS. I think < albeit i am not certain > that L3 Harris may now have a newer...

I still have not changed my mind here, and I hope the RCN is able to find the funds to procure and install the Raven ECM system in batch-2 of the River Class 'if' the trials conducted of this ECM system, were sufficient to prove adequate functionality. I also assume such a system as Raven could...

I posted the above, to put this "Australian Naval Institute" article in perspective: an alternative AUKUS path. Nuclear propelled submarines are, IMHO, massive superior to conventional in terms of their range and capability to stay at sea, underwater. Conventional class submarines are more at...

I searched but found no update on this forum , discussing the Australian program to replace their current submarines. My understanding is that as of January 2026, Australia's program to replace its aging Collins-class diesel-electric submarines under the AUKUS Pillar 1 agreement remains firmly...

Some further speculation on this topic ... It is worth noting that a precedent for such an arctic capable LHD vessel already exists: France previously designed and built two "Arctic-hardened" Mistral-class ships, the Vladivostok and Sevastopol, for the Russian Navy. Although the sale was...