Recent content by calculus

It begins....

Also posted on the CMMA thread: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-picks-boeings-p-8a-211256251.html

More on this: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-market-16-military-surveillance-214844743.html

Not sure this is the proper thread for this, but if you want to provide input to the next Defence Policy Update, which I would highly encourage, here is the place to do it...

Or, "better commit to something quick, before public sentiment turns against this".

We do, but the Japanese version has some significant upgrades, including an 11% increase in torque. It's not clear if our Griffons could be upgraded to this same standard...

Yeah, good call. I think you might be correct. Or, at the very least, they are preparing for the possibility. They can get a win with the existing bill, as that is supported by the Bloc and NDP. It wasn't a sure thing with the amendment.

At-sea rearming - no doubt too late for JSS, but interesting nonetheless, and hopefully being tracked by the RCN: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/at-sea-rearming-deemed-a-main-priority-by-secnav/

CCFR has launched a new letter writing program called Scrap C21. They've included a lot of interesting suggestions on what to include in a letter or social media post, and a link to the various C-21 committee members. It's a pretty good attempt at further mobilizing the gun community...

Very good point. I noticed however that the maximum payload of the Sky Courier (5000 lbs) is considerably more than a 300 series Twin Otter (which seems to be somewhere around 2500-3000 lbs, from what I can find publicly), so presumably with a similar payload, take off distance of the Sky...

The Cessna Sky Courier might be a good option. It's a new aircraft, so efficiency and safety are improved. It appears to match or exceed the specs of the Twin Otter. Also, it uses P&WC engines, so a) there is some Canadian content, and b) those engines are proven cold weather performers...

This infographic is interesting. Note the version we'll be getting will have the capability to internally load 6 AMRAAM, versus the 4 carried in the current version.

Deal for 88 F-35s inked. The interesting part, found at the bottom of the following article, is we will apparently be getting the Block 4 versions, https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-f35-fighter-jet-deal-1.6707769

Seems like there is a new radar planned for the F35. Wonder if our first batch of 16 will have it? I guess it depends on if we get Block 4s for those first 16... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-35-will-get-new-radar-under-massive-upgrade-initiative

Germany announced they were thinking of buying these things this past spring, and now have a signed agreement. WTF are our numbskulls waiting for??? Every one of these announcements moves us back further for delivery dates...