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Wow, lets break this down: 2.3 Trillion deficit? The federal deficit last year was less then 40 billion. With a B, not a T. It was 90 billion in COVID. The current debt is 1.2 Trillion, so you expect it to double in 4 or less years? GDP growth was about 3.5% (higher then the US's growth...

I defer to tech stuff because that's what I know best. I agree that Russian claims are probably garbage.

Problem with FPV drones (or other image targeting technologies) and EW is that you need to jam them before they image lock you. Basically if the FPV operator finds an object that has half decent countershading (dark vehicular square on lighter ground background for example), they can image lock...

An EO/IR system to shoot drones isn't the worst idea. You can do a search parameter with a lot of EO and the tracking/targeting is fine generally if you can get a laser range on the target. Given that its also an option as a secondary gun that can elevate very high. Probably excellent in...

Those are for the Trophy system (APS). They take ups space where normally you would have "cheek" armour (could have used some of that today during baseball). I suspect that the counter UAS system is EO/IR only. Trophy is kinda like CWIS in that it looks only for things that match its threat...

The more change the more cost. So in my mind as few changes as possible.

I was watching the Chieftan's channel about a year ago and he was discussing a conference he went to where they were talking about future armour and lessons learned from Ukraine. The Germans had broken down all the tank tasks and decided that in order to do them they actually needed three to...

Block 1 is not being built anymore. Block 2 has started. I expect it would be block 2. Block 2 comes with 10 VLS. I don't think there would be much Canadianization other then Mk48 torp conversion, and perhaps Tomahawk capability for the VLS instead of the Korean Ballistic Missile. The Sub...

I had to translate it into army for @KevinB , he's always nice enough to dumb down gun stuff for me!

I'll go out on a limb here and say its a guarantee. I think they already have the sub picked out. Who's building submarines right now and who's willing to build them for us on short timeframe. And that likely is Korea. Korean defence exporters are happy to delay their own equipment delivery...

Well considering there are no people in the turret the turret can be smaller, thus less volume required for wrapping armour around it and, I suspect less armour needed as there are no squishy people to protect in the turret. The War Zone article points to it being 60 tons vice 72 tons so its...

All ships look like that when they've been at sea for a couple of weeks. Particularly if the weather was rather "splashy".

I second this comment. Plenty of current frigate CO's have never taken an MCDV out for a spin as the CO. It's not a requirement. And pleny of MCDV CO's have never made it to frigate CO. It's a nice to have not a need to have.

Depends on the Recruiting Centre and when available BMQ spots are open. Some Centres in bigger cities are slammed with people and have a difficult time getting to all the phone msgs. Right now BMQ's are being booked into September timeframe. Your best bet honestly is to email their infobox or...

Given what you've said you're a Direct Entry Officer. As such its likely September and December are the two BMOQ windows. They normally don't run non-ROTP BMOQ's in the summer. What recruiting centre are you applying through?

Call your reserve unit and ask about your file. Assuming no other issues you're in the home stretch.

10 years for foreign implications. Also if one has close relatives that live elsewhere its a long process. Resume is irrelevant. Its all about whether you can get level III or level II. Some applicants can only get level II (Secret) and need to be redirected to those specific trades. Be...

True, but the new sub program started the exact same way. When the gov't decided they wanted subs the RCN office had already some research done.

Funny that missile has been on ships deploying for over a year now. But officially we are now at IOC?