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1) "This summer, @AnitaAnandMP made significant announcements regarding @NORADCommand modernization. How will these be implemented? @AndreaCharron speaks to BGen McKenna, BGen Sabourin, Cheri Crosby, and Martin Tomkin on this episode of "DefenceDeconstructed" (Oct. 25) 2) Video of interview...

CSC's creeping up towards $6 billion each, PBO says: Mark Ottawa

Excellent paper at Macdonald-Laurier Institute by the very knowledgeable Prof. James Fergusson (U. of Manitoba): Read on. Mark Ottawa

Meanwhile, sounds like the CDS is close to despair--CP story: Mark Ottawa

And see this story at Flight Global--dubious that either Twotter or Dash 8 will go back into production. Water bomber likely only new-build project and very limited market for that, esp. as Americans never bought Canadairs...

And a post, with videos: "Time and Inclination: The Influence of “Dr. Strangelove” on a Future Military Movie" https://mark3ds.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/mark-collins-time-and-inclination-the-influence-of-dr-strangelove-on-a-future-military-movie/ Mark Collins

"hair mussed" Mark Collins

Meanwhile first new US Navy Fincantieri FREMM-based frigate starts building. In Wisconsin. Sigh: https://news.usni.org/2022/08/31/fincantieri-begins-construction-of-first-constellation-class-frigate Mark Collins

On tonight at 2000 on TCM: "Dr. Strangelove": https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73309/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb#overview Mark Collins

That 2029 date for first CCG MPV is fairy land if the polar breaker is built first. There's also the OOSV to come from Seaspan. Mark Ottawa

CCGS George R. Pearkes will be well into her forties (if not older) when her replacement from Seaspan arrives sometime next decade: Mark Ottawa

The NSS demolished, in terms of costs per ship and times of construction compared to other countries' efforts, by a Canadian naval architect--the start and conclusion of a piece at FrontLine Defence: https://defence.frontline.online/article/2022/1/19348-The-National-Shipbuilding-Shambles...

No new funding for first six years covered by earlier announcement: Mark Ottawa

More on FUBAR shipbuilding in Canada, CCG section--June this year: "new [Seaspan OOSV science] vessel has been ordered...not expected to be delivered until 2025, barring construction delays [tee hee]"...

"We need to pick one, and start ordering them now"--any Canadian shipyards left to build them? No gov't will want to buy abroad no matter how much sense it might make in terms of costs and delivery speed. Mark Ottawa

Sounds like some sort of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to me: https://www.defenceiq.com/glossary/offshore-patrol-vessel https://vardmarine.com/vessels/vard-7-series-patrol-vessels/ https://www.damen.com/catalogue/defence-and-security/opv https://www.defence.gov.au/project/offshore-patrol-vessels...

Seaspan won't have much space--they are supposed in 2030s to build a whole bunch of CCG vessels--2019 story: Mark Ottawa

Yesterday Anand made it clear that the 1,400 number was all CAF personnel now committed to Op REASSURANCE, including RCN and RCAF--not just the number for Latvia. Mark Ottawa

How allies can continue to take us at all seriously beats me: They've have lots of time to come up with something if they really wanted to. They don't. Mark Ottawa

At NATO summit presser Anand made clear no immediate increase in CAF presence for Latvia--1,400 personnel mentioned is total of those now committed to Op REASSURANCE including RCAF and RCAF. Did say we would be increasing numbers in Latvia (when?). Also said increasing eFP Latvia to brigade...