This Week in Defence (07/06/26): TKMS Downselected for CPSP, CCG Chartering Polar Icebreaker, Light Forces Enhancement RFI, New UAS for AOPV, NATO Rumors, LUV Rumor
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We are light this week. After a few big newsletters, I am blessed with everyone keeping quiet. Submarines, Icebreaker Charters, NATO. Mr. Carner gives his strongest boy his biggest battles. I am exhausted, and so we're keeping this week simple less we all see a grown man cry.
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• There is expected to be at least one major announcement at NATO, near or equal to Submarines in some eyes. NATO itself is already looking like a Canadian win, going in with Submarines, a likely Globaleye win, and the first tranche of DSRB members. None of these are that, allegedly.
• It seems very likely, though we can't fully confirm timelines, that LUV is being pushed up to at least the late 2027 timeline.
• Coming out of TKMS downselection, expect at least one related announcement during NATO from Industry
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I’m calling it right now: Canada becomes a full partner in GCAP and completely foregoes the Gripen. The split-buy compromise with Saab is dead. Operating a mixed 4.5 and 5th-gen fleet makes zero logistical or financial sense for the RCAF long-term. If the Carney government is serious about "Trump-proofing" our procurement and hitting that aggressive 2035 defense spending target, we need a future-proof leap. .Buying the full F-35 order secures the Arctic baseline for the immediate future, while a Tier-1 buy-in on the Tempest gives Canadian aerospace real sovereign IP instead of just buying an off-the-shelf foreign jet. A massive, unannounced 6th-gen partnership fits the "near or equal to Submarines" rumor perfectly. Let's see if Ankara or Farnborough proves me right!
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I’m calling it right now: Canada becomes a full partner in GCAP and completely foregoes the Gripen. The split-buy compromise with Saab is dead. Operating a mixed 4.5 and 5th-gen fleet makes zero logistical or financial sense for the RCAF long-term. If the Carney government is serious about "Trump-proofing" our procurement and hitting that aggressive 2035 defense spending target, we need a future-proof leap. .Buying the full F-35 order secures the Arctic baseline for the immediate future, while a Tier-1 buy-in on the Tempest gives Canadian aerospace real sovereign IP instead of just buying an off-the-shelf foreign jet. A massive, unannounced 6th-gen partnership fits the "near or equal to Submarines" rumor perfectly. Let's see if Ankara or Farnborough proves me right!