I don't think so. While Hanwha continued to promote Chunmoo this has been an open secret for months and months. Maybe they had some hope things would get stalled, however this isnt a surprise.
There is still lots of room to maneuver, despite this news, without impacting the wider procurement decision space around the new capabilities sought with the with all the toys (and economic leveraging) in the running. I see light at the end of the tunnel.
I always forget about the Honest John's lol. Although I don't know if they would count as a Long-Range Strike system? I guess its also one of those 'for its time' disvussions.
Still no reason we couldn't have gone with GMARS on a ZETROS or MAN HX chassis to get some commonality with other CAF fleets. Plus the double pod launcher allows a single truck to double the salvo for anti-ship duties. Can be helpful against ships with anti-air defences...
The range if PrSM is such that we could use CC-177s to fly in to the bigger airstrips & still accomplish the A2AD role in the Arctic. Unless we set up the rest of the MLRS regiment for light CC-130 transport, transporting just the MLRS truck seems to me to be a bit if a red herring...
Honestly, when it comes to accquiring a MLRS for the Canadian army, the South Korean K239 Chunmoo is a more suitable choice. Not only is it more affordable than the HIMARS but it is more versatile, which includes having a more diverse set of rockets systems that can be more suitable for a hitting a wider range of rocket systems from smaller targets which can be taken out with low collateral damage rockets to larger and harder targets that can be taken out with more powerful ballistic rockets fired from the Chunmoo. Also, Hanwha also proposed a variant of the Chunmoo that can also fire antiship missiles which can be perfect for strengthing Canada’s coastal and maritime defense capabilities.
Also another thing, Hanwha proposed to have thr Canadian Chunmoo systems producer and maintained here in Canada creating more Canadian jobs, unlike with the HIMARS where all the work would be done in the U.S.
Also in regards to the Chunmoo not being fit into a C-130. There are some speculations that it could fit in a Super Hercules. Plus Leopard 2 tanks don't fit into a C-130 either so we can easily put them into C-17 Globemaster. The same solution can be used for the Chunmoo if the C-130 can't be used as a transport option.
Will this have any bearing on a possible KSS III selection now that Chunmoo is off the table?
I don't think so. While Hanwha continued to promote Chunmoo this has been an open secret for months and months. Maybe they had some hope things would get stalled, however this isnt a surprise.
There is still lots of room to maneuver, despite this news, without impacting the wider procurement decision space around the new capabilities sought with the with all the toys (and economic leveraging) in the running. I see light at the end of the tunnel.
Canada used to have long range strike capability in the form of a Honest John Rocket Battery. https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/artillery-in-canada-762-mm-m50-honest-john-rocket
I always forget about the Honest John's lol. Although I don't know if they would count as a Long-Range Strike system? I guess its also one of those 'for its time' disvussions.
PrSM is indeed an excellent capability...
Still no reason we couldn't have gone with GMARS on a ZETROS or MAN HX chassis to get some commonality with other CAF fleets. Plus the double pod launcher allows a single truck to double the salvo for anti-ship duties. Can be helpful against ships with anti-air defences...
The range if PrSM is such that we could use CC-177s to fly in to the bigger airstrips & still accomplish the A2AD role in the Arctic. Unless we set up the rest of the MLRS regiment for light CC-130 transport, transporting just the MLRS truck seems to me to be a bit if a red herring...
Honestly, when it comes to accquiring a MLRS for the Canadian army, the South Korean K239 Chunmoo is a more suitable choice. Not only is it more affordable than the HIMARS but it is more versatile, which includes having a more diverse set of rockets systems that can be more suitable for a hitting a wider range of rocket systems from smaller targets which can be taken out with low collateral damage rockets to larger and harder targets that can be taken out with more powerful ballistic rockets fired from the Chunmoo. Also, Hanwha also proposed a variant of the Chunmoo that can also fire antiship missiles which can be perfect for strengthing Canada’s coastal and maritime defense capabilities.
Also another thing, Hanwha proposed to have thr Canadian Chunmoo systems producer and maintained here in Canada creating more Canadian jobs, unlike with the HIMARS where all the work would be done in the U.S.
Also in regards to the Chunmoo not being fit into a C-130. There are some speculations that it could fit in a Super Hercules. Plus Leopard 2 tanks don't fit into a C-130 either so we can easily put them into C-17 Globemaster. The same solution can be used for the Chunmoo if the C-130 can't be used as a transport option.
+1 for moving ahead rapidly. Perhaps this can be achieved with a Lean Agile Procurement approach instead of single sourcing based on perceived best option? See https://www.lap-alliance.org/why-lap/what-is-lean-agile-procurement for more insight.