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The president of Irving shipyard says it is on schedule to cut steel for the future CSC Frigate project in two years however it needs more funds from Ottawa to upgrade portions of the shipyard to handle the capability and capacity of the frigate program by mid 2024. He indicated that Irving...

If the "Design Phase" is "soooo far away" Ted, then the Government and RCN are in real trouble. IMO I would think the Design Phase should be wrapped up by the end of this year or very early 2023 at the latest, as contracts will have to be signed by the end of 2023 for production at Irving to...

Sorry Lonewolf, but with the size of the country like Canada, Littorial water submarines, especially in our far northwern waters, will just not "cut the mustard". I don't believe you can realize just how large this country is. "Blue-water" submarines whether SSN or AIP are the answer for our...

"anything nuclear in submarines or warships will not be politically acceptable to any current or future government" This government for sure, but "future governments"? Don't be so sure of that!;)

Canada’s recent unwavering support for Ukraine, shows that we can be a powerful force for all that is good in this fractured world. Canada has definitely “pulled-its-weight” with the level of assistance to Ukraine, and with more to come. Indeed, Canada has been at the forefront within the NATO...

“THE WORLD IS GROWING DARKER”- MND ANITA ANNAND Today Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Annand signaled changes to Canada’s Defence and Foreign Policies are coming including changes to Canada’s Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) Defence Policy to include Canada’s commitment to NORAD upgrade programs...

The "basics" must include a robust NORAD modernization program including a BMD capability, an 8-10 SSN Fleet, a "true" Strategic Sealift Capability, UUAV autonomous systems for the RCN, HALE drones for ISR in the Arctic, Aurora replacements (soon), new, AAW ground missile systems, and most...

You could be right Merzifonlu. These Neptunes could also be used in a "surface-to-surface land attack mode I would think, so maybe Ukraine has already expended their entire stockpile. Perhaps these "home made" Naval Strike Missiles have been exhausted and they cannot be made available during the...

Thank Nilgiri for these recent pics (if they are legit). It could be though that these are pics used to "confuse the enemy" as Putin is well known to go very deep into propaganda. Do we know if the whole crew go off? It would be very interesting to know her 'final resting place" (Lat/Long)...

Hi Nilgiri! There is a nasty rumor going around that the Moskva had at least 2 tactical nukes on board when it sank. I hope its not true. Can you confirm? :eek:!!

Hope these vehicles help Ukraine out!! They deserve all the help we can give them!:mad:

Can you at least tell the forum what "version" of the MARLIN 30 30mm gun did Canada buy? Also, if they have moved the Satcom antennas fwd to around the "new" mast, why could they not then increase the size of the CIAD Sea Ceptor missiles from 24 to 48? There would certainly be enough room for...

Yeah, he does have a knack for that........doesn't he?;)

Understand completely Ted, however if you are the "spokesman'" for LM, let's not tease the "public" or forum members. :LOL:

Care to keep the group informed Ted and share some of those pics & videos?:unsure:

Nice image Ted however a 360 degree computer graphic view from LM would be better.

As far as both the LM F35A AND the CSC Frigate projects go, it is not a forgone conclusion until the contracts are awarded and signed by LM & Irving shipyard. Any thing could happen as you well know and things could alter, so let's just wait and see.

A contract has not yet been signed, so lets not put the "horse before the cart" just yet. We need only to look at the CSC Frigate decision and where it also stands!:cautious:

Very interesting concept Nilgiri and probably what Canada needs in a piloted/autonomous aircraft (TAV), if we could ever get to over the 2% of GDP for defence spending. These TAVs would sell like "hot-cakes" too!! Cheers!