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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2025/03/10/cargo-ship-hits-tanker-carrying-jet-fuel-for-the-us-military/ According to this article in Defense News

The World and Canada's place in it has fundamentally changed with the re-election of Trump 47. The new reality I believe will require a fundamental shift in the aims, role, organization and equipping of the CAF. I think it would be worthwhile to have a new thread to discuss the response...

Being reported on CNN...our next thing to worry about and a 2025 that's looking pretty scary so far: A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Apparently Brazilian intelligence is suggesting that a Venezuelan invasion of Guyana might be imminent: https://defence-blog.com/venezuela-prepares-for-invasion-into-guyana/

Apparently sausage fingers are bad for security! https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2023/07/17/sensitive-us-military-info-exposed-in-accidental-emails-to-mali/

Here's a little twist on Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. According to "Strong, Secure, Engaged" (and just about any post-WWII defence policy) the core missions of the CAF are: How would you prioritize the capabilities of the CAF to achieve the above goals? What might your "napkin" force look...

In January CSIS presented their report on a series of 24 wargames they conducted to examine the results of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. From the summary of the report: I've put the link to the report in this separate thread but there are lots of take-aways in the report that could either...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone in the MilNET community! ...and while we're on the topic of Army Reserve Restructuring... 😆

CNN is reporting that author Salman Rushdie has been stabbed while preparing to speak at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. He has been airlifted to hospital but no word on his condition yet. The attacker is in custody but no indication of motive yet.

We're worried for nothing...according to this Op Ed from the Divergent Options website Canada is poised to be the next Super Power. Assessing that Canada will be the Last Superpower Posted byDivergent Options June 6, 2022 Sharon Burke is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and is...

The US Army is trialing the XM204 interim wide area top attack munition. Essentially it's a suitcase sized smart landmine that appears to detects approaching armoured vehicles using sound and seismic sensors then launches a a top attack munition when the target is in range. Would be very...

The question has been raised in the Force 2025 thread about what Base/Training Area is best suited for tanks/combined arms training if we were to concentrate our tanks in a single location. What to current/past tankers think?

Question to the armoured folks on the forum. Would it be possible to convert a Leopard 2 hull into a heavy APC? I know that in the past some countries have "reversed" the hulls of tanks with engines in the rear to convert them to HAPCs with the troops housed in what was formerly the front of...

Raytheon has successfully demonstrated firing a Stinger missile from a Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) in a test that saw the missile engage and defeat an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV). This could have potential for the CF. In addition to hand-held Javelin launchers they are...

The BBC is reporting that 33 Russian military contractors have been arrested in Belarus amid concerns that they might be part of a larger group attempting to influence the upcoming elections. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53592854 Meanwhile Defence Blog is reporting that Belarus is...

The BBC News website is reporting that the Argentine coastguard has sunk a Chinese fishing boat that it says was fishing illegally in Argentine waters on Monday (14-March-2016) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35815444 These kind of issues should be taken into consideration when we...

With this year marking the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, I was wanting to brush up on my knowledge of the subject.  Not having read anything very recent (published within the last 15-20 years likely), I'm looking for book recommendations from those knowledgeable on the subject.  I'll be...

I have a theoretical question for those with much deeper understanding of our military capabilities than I. Assuming that the CF were to become involved in high-intensity land combat with a peer or near-peer enemy, what size of force would we actually be able to deploy and support in the...