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Alan Park

@2apark

Observations from above a vineyard.

Summerland, British Columbia Beigetreten Mart 2011
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Alan Park
Alan Park@2apark·
@CDNPolicyHawk I think that the question to be asked is which location is the best for a long term development narrative. Which one can be expanded beyond a refuelling point? Which one could most easily developed to hold a temporary garrison? Which one could be best adapted for air support?
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🇨🇦 Policy Hawk
🇨🇦 Policy Hawk@CDNPolicyHawk·
Earlier this month, I wrote a piece evaluating Milne Inlet as a possible alternative to Nanisivik. It goes into more detail on some of these issues, and more. If you're interested in this topic, it's worth a read. policyhawk.substack.com/p/another-easy…
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🇨🇦 Policy Hawk@CDNPolicyHawk·
The core issue with Nanisivik is that it's in the wrong place. The concept was that it would refuel the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships -- but the site was selected before the AOPSs were designed. Their 12,000km range does not need to refuel there. ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…
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Alan Park@2apark·
@NoahGairn Not sure I would want to play where the DRDC plays.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@JessieTweeting Exercised there in the early 90s where it was so flat that my gunner (who was taller) would stand on the turret to take a compass bearing to the nearest navigation tower to determine our position. It also snowed in August. However the UK did armour trg there for decades.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@CDNPolicyHawk @Bentheblacklab @m_Janelle When I think of visual CAF outreach to maintain or strengthen the agreement between the civilian population and the military, it’s not 409 Sqn, the RCD, or HMCS Fredericton that’s the first CAF unit that comes to mind…
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🇨🇦 Policy Hawk@CDNPolicyHawk·
@Bentheblacklab @m_Janelle I would think so. I just know that sometimes things that seem like common sense at a broad level fall apart in the specific application. There's lots of specific information I don't and can't know, so I try to leave space for those possibilities.
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🇨🇦 Policy Hawk@CDNPolicyHawk·
Grounding the Snowbirds until the FFLIT program is sufficiently advanced to provide a replacement aircraft, allowing the RCAF to focus on higher priorities in the interim, actually has a lot of merit. Standing them back up will be a lift, but it's not time critical.
Sen. Denise Batters@denisebatters

Does Carney’s Liberal govt have a sneaky plan to ground our beloved @CFSnowbirds forever? This wk, the govt tabled its plan for DND cuts. The Fleet Divestments part sounds a lot like the Snowbirds are on the chopping block. I ask Govt #SenCA Leader: Is this true? If so, shame!

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Alan Park@2apark·
@JessieTweeting What if inoperable aircraft and attrition causes the US to seize our aircraft “temporarily“, or missiles, ammunition, etc… Relying on a country that arbitrarily starts and stops its support, uses partners money to restock their inventories seems mistudded.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@AlexRMcColl There are so many variables at play here that I would hesitate to assume that we get the helicopters that we have in mind now. Mr. Trump might lean on Canada to buy American, or he might equally deny Canada American military purchases out of spite.
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Alex McColl
Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
Past performance tends to predict future behaviour. Lockheed Martin makes both the Cyclone & F-35. Both programs are years behind schedule and well over budget. DND is already talking about a mixed fleet of expensive American helicopters. We should have a mixed fleet of fighters.
David Pugliese@davidpugliese

Cyclone helicopters won’t be fully operational until 2029 — 25 years after contract was signed The Canadian military had hoped to declare the new fleet fully operational this September. ottawacitizen.com/public-service… via @ottawacitizen

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Alan Park@2apark·
@WayneORegan1 @DivebumChef I’m not sure about the requirements now: but when I was in, it was WO and up or if you were working in a bilingual command position. In the reserves there was greater leeway depending on actual bilingual requirements and availability of bilingual personnel.
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Waynes World@WayneORegan1·
@DivebumChef If I’m not mistaken French requirement for officers starts at majors going into command positions CO’s, NCM requirement is for CWO’s in command positions RSM’s.
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Christopher E Richardson
Christopher E Richardson@DivebumChef·
I have 3 close friends since a cadet that joined CAF as ncm, UTPM so had Bach degrees that can't speak French if held a gun to their head.. that have retired as Major/LCDR. Of course they didn't dodge tours like Tom did and brag about it. Anyhow....
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Alan Park@2apark·
@pbontoast1 @Bentheblacklab It is a different form of corruption, but it seems to me that it was more twisting the requirements and in fact the entire program to suit the political narrative. Beyond the need for new helicopters, there was no consideration of the Navy & Air Force’s actual needs.
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Tinnitis Emeritus
Tinnitis Emeritus@pbontoast1·
@Bentheblacklab It was an idea so bad that for me begs the question of follow the money and who decided what. For me not just a story of incompetence - a story of possible malfeasance. That's what i want investigated
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Tinnitis Emeritus
Tinnitis Emeritus@pbontoast1·
Pug has me blocked bc I criticized him once but here's the rub on Cyclone-🇨🇦 cannot afford the vision of Cyclone, and a grand crewed do everything vision it was, but when Sikorsky started losing $/interest we were saddled with a flawed platform and no alternative but cancelling
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NOAH@NoahGairn·
@Lucvend Not even tearing it to it's foundations. By this point it feels more like burning it to the ground and starting new.
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NOAH@NoahGairn·
We now go live to the Defence Team, who is currently being torn apart piece by piece but I'm sure it'll be fine.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@LimeSnazzy @JessieTweeting I’m pretty sure I’m older than anybody serving. That mindset can occur at any age. But the change will happen. Unfortunately for the Russians and the US, the use of drones has been demonstrated. If history is a guide, several paths will be chosen but only a few will work out.
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Snazzy Lime@LimeSnazzy·
@JessieTweeting @2apark We need to be utilizing our mechanical/electrical engineers more. You're absolutely right. A total mind shift has to happen and I'm worried the CAF isn't doing to shift at all. Bunch of crusty old geezers running the show who have their heads in the sand and up their asses
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MechCanuck 🤖 🔧
MechCanuck 🤖 🔧@JessieTweeting·
30% of infantry replaced near-term, maybe 80% over time. That’s not evolution—that’s disruption. Land forces aren’t going away, but they’re not the centre of gravity anymore. The danger is institutions fighting to stay relevant instead of transforming.
Alexander Kamyshin@AKamyshin

We believe that up to 30% of our infantry could be replaced by UGVs already now, potentially 80% over time. You can argue the numbers or the timeline, but the shift is undeniable. UGVs are a game changer. youtu.be/2pQvj4bJqv0

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Alan Park@2apark·
@TheAngry53586 9 months deployment on a first in class. There's probably a few things that need work.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@JessieTweeting In the near future it's more probably a combination of automation and foot soldiers. Full automation has the downside of making war easier as your sending machines to die not people.
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MechCanuck 🤖 🔧
MechCanuck 🤖 🔧@JessieTweeting·
@2apark I personally think hundreds of thousands of soldiers killing each other on some front line is an inefficient and wasteful way to fight a war. Wars don’t end from just killing soldiers, but bringing a nation to its knees. That’s infrastructure and will.
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Alan Park
Alan Park@2apark·
@JessieTweeting I absolutely agree, but I see a seesaw in technology similar to the the tank. Whether its through cyber, electromagnetic or superior weapons drones will alternately dominate and fail.
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MechCanuck 🤖 🔧@JessieTweeting·
@2apark Drones (as we know them today) are just one tool in a new paradigm shaping. They get all the attention now but we’re just in the first years of a new era of warfare. One that kills much more and much faster. Just like the last one. We’re in the space age. Land war will change.
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Alan Park@2apark·
@perfidiousleaf @NoahGairn Thinking a typical Ukraininan drone attack with 5-6 surface drones and 8-12 aerial drones targeting each ship simultaneously. The expected leakage is 2-3, with the serial drones targeting the sensor.
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Trawler Mauler
Trawler Mauler@perfidiousleaf·
@2apark @NoahGairn I don’t think it’s particularly under armed, between a capable main gun, 30mm secondary guns, a RAM launcher, 24 VLS & potentially an unknown number of something like JAGM in those cells on the broadside. 5” & 30mm guns are capable of firing fuzed ammo for use against drones.
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Alan Park
Alan Park@2apark·
@mikethenavyguy Feds only own 2% or so of the land. Perhaps there’s environmental regs on changing the layout?
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Michael@mikethenavyguy·
Uhm, isn't it currently a federal thing that would need to get resolved first or can the province just push them out of the way?
CP24@CP24

#BREAKING: Ontario to seize ownership of Toronto Island Airport lands and declare it is a special economic zone cp24.com/local/toronto/…

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NOAH@NoahGairn·
We got a new model for the River-class today! I think quite a few of you will be happy.
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