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Article content We should set up a Royal Commission into the shortcomings of the National Shipbuilding Strategy – except, of course, the ships would be built before it concluded anything. Such is the nature of galloping – or more accurately, prancing – bureaucracy in this country. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or John Ivison: Report on Canadas shipbuilding strategy leaves a sinking feeling Back to video The Auditor General’s report into ...

The report, released Wednesday by PBO Yves Giroux, outlined how the cost of the Canadian Surface Combatant fleet increased by $7.3 billion in less than two years.

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There are several weapons that could be used to bolster deterrence. Key point:  Israel has a good triad and a robust deterrence. However, here is how it might build upon its mighty military. With only a few notable exceptions, Israel can buy whatever it wants from the United States, generally on very generous terms associated with This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. Notwithstanding the availability of weapons, however, Israel must still make caref...

Tehran’s worst nightmare? Of course, Israel hasn’t operated a strategic bomber since it retired a few B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 1950s. Nevertheless, the perceived need for an option that could penetrate Iranian air defenses and deliver heavy payloads might make the IDF reconsider its commitment to fighter-bombers. Whether the United States would ever consider exporting the bomber (which will likely fall under a variety of legal restriction associated with nuclear-delivery systems) is a ...

 1. CAPT Wayne P. Hughes Jr. and ADM Robert Girrier, USN (Ret.), Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, 3rd ed. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2018), 194. 2. Sam LaGrone, “SNA: Navy Surface Leaders Pitch More Lethal Ships, Surface Action Groups,” USNI News, 15 January 2015, https://news.usni.org/2015/01/14/sna-navy-surface-leaders-pitch-lethal-ships-surface-action-groups. 3. VADM Thomas Rowden, RADM Peter Gumataotao, and RADM Peter Fanta, USN, “Distributed Lethality,” U.S. Naval...

Israel has most of what it needs from the United States; in several areas, the technical capabilities of the IDF exceed those of the U.S. military. But in some areas the Israelis could take more advantage of U.S. technology.

Australia Announces Start of Prototyping on Hunter Frigate Program Our Bureau 1493 Australia announced the official start of the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program today. The prime contractor for the program, BAE Systems Maritime Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, will build five prototype blocks to test the production systems, develop the facilities and ensure the workforce is trained to build the Hunter class frigates. At the Osborne shipyard in South Austr...

BAE Systems starts prototyping on the Hunter class frigate program December 18, 2020, by Jasmina Ovcina BAE Systems Maritime Australia cut steel this morning to officially launch the Hunter program’s prototyping phase, Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project. During prototyping, five representative ship blocks will be manufactured and assembled using Australian steel. The systems, processes, facilities and workforce competencies will ...

Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins Hunter on target - new Australian frigate program phase begins Friday, 18 December 2020 11:00 The strong progress on Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project continued with the Australian Government announcing on December 18 the start of prototyping on the Hunter Class Frigate Program. Drawing of the future Hunter-class frigate (Picture source: BAE Systems) At the world-class Osborne shipyard in South Austra...