Recent content by Rainbow1910

All five of them left lol.

Because the people who operate the vessels for the Maritime Security Enforcement Teams are........the Canadian Coast Guard. The enforcement is done by RCMP and DFO personnel aboard, this just gets back to the issues above about why the CCG doesn't want to deal with armed duties. It would be even...

I largely ignored his article when I read the CDR edition awhile ago, but I went back and looked at it. Yeah, it is about what you would expect. Whining about the government preselecting Irving as a shipyard makes little sense considering the fact that either Seaspan or Irving were going to be...

MEJ is as excellent as always, that article specifically looks to be one of the most detailed looks at the various pieces of equipment integrated into the CSC that we have seen in public thus far. I will quote some interesting information from the article for users here: This is likely why we...

To answer your question in a more relevant location, there is a few layers to the question. 1.) Operating a ship with a split crew between military and non-military/non-law enforcement organizations is a messy affair and would likely please neither party. 2.) The CCG does not want these...

I would expect by 2024, it should be well beaten into the heads of everybody here that AOPS are not combatants and thus are not armed like a combatant. AOPS is already a bit of a franken vessels as it is now design wise, it doesn't need to be a three way tug of war trying to arm it up with...

If the RCN can stick to the idea that Topshee discussed about strictly adhering to an off the shelf design, I could see a high end procurement of 8 boats in a perfect world. I would say 6 is more realistic when 4 being worse case without scrapping the fleet as a whole.

Portuguese Type 214 class submarine NRP Arpão recently did an under ice Arctic excursion in partnership with Denmark. https://espada-e-escudo.blogspot.com/2024/05/submarino-arpao-da-marinha-portuguesa.html

Yes, the issue is that the MCDV's used the "Boffin" Mark VC mounting, which was a powered twin 20mm Oerlikon mounting from WWII that was converted over to use a single 40mm L/60 gun. Relatively obscure system that I have been unable to pin down a weight figure for. That being said, the weight...

There is a difference in weight of roughly 900 lbs between what I can find for a similar 25mm mount (AOPS type likely heavier) and the listed weight of the Lionfish, definitely an option for AOPS to increase its punch on the cheap with minimal issues compared to other options. The AOR's are...

There was a discussion here a few months ago regarding the exact 30mm system being fitted to the CSC, it would seem that the MARLIN-WS 30mm is being replaced by a new turret and gun combination...

I was reading through the new edition of Canadian Defence Review when I saw some interesting information. The image below is low quality but it seems Vard has shown off a "new" Vigilance concept. I initially thought it was a reused old rendering but they did add a maple leaf to the funnel...

Unlikely to happen as it goes directly in the face of the goals of the NSS, which is to ensure long term operation and feasibility of the major shipyards by providing them with extended periods of work. Taking this work away from them and dumping it into smaller yards is directly fighting this...

Shipyard would rather pitch a more capable and thus more expensive design to the Canadian government with the hope of making more money considering that the program and requirements don't exist now. There is incentives for them to push the envelope here.

Between their refit/repair contracts for the RCN/CCG, Polar Icebreakers and Program Icebreakers, I see it as being a space issue.