Noah Gairn
@noahgairn.bsky.social
Silly Little Clown Boy. Not a Cat. 'Sneaky' and 'Scary' Defence Analyst. Founder of the True North Strategic Review. Little Mouse in a Little Cage.🐭🪤
Happy Holiday's everyone! Despite the busy week I'm still committed to doing our core posts. That includes this week's Let's Talk.
Its a bit shorter this week than the last three, which is weird but not unwelcome 🤣
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Its a bit shorter this week than the last three, which is weird but not unwelcome 🤣
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December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Happy Holiday's everyone! Despite the busy week I'm still committed to doing our core posts. That includes this week's Let's Talk.
Its a bit shorter this week than the last three, which is weird but not unwelcome 🤣
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Its a bit shorter this week than the last three, which is weird but not unwelcome 🤣
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Inocea has decided that they don't have enough, and are reportedly throwing their hat in the ring for German Naval Yards (also new torpedoes for the 212CD)
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New Torpedoes for the Type 212CD and Inocea buying a German yard?
News Dump
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December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Inocea has decided that they don't have enough, and are reportedly throwing their hat in the ring for German Naval Yards (also new torpedoes for the 212CD)
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SAFE: member states endorse agreement on the participation of Canada
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SAFE: member states endorse agreement on the participation of Canada
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December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
SAFE: member states endorse agreement on the participation of Canada
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Christiane Fox named new Deputy Minister of National Defence
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December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Correcting myself from yesterday: TKMS, Marmen, and the Canadian production of 1.3964 Grade steel.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Correcting myself from yesterday: TKMS, Marmen, and the Canadian production of 1.3964 Grade steel.
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BREAKING: TKMS and Marmen sign strategic Teaming Agreement to support production of 212CD submarine segments in Canada
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TKMS and Marmen sign strategic Teaming Agreement to support production of 212CD submarine segments in Canada
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December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
BREAKING: TKMS and Marmen sign strategic Teaming Agreement to support production of 212CD submarine segments in Canada
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It's time for another episode of Where was Mr. Fuhr today!
He was meeting Kongsberg.
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He was meeting Kongsberg.
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Where was Mr. Fuhr today? (12/17/25)
Stalking Mr. Fuhr
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December 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It's time for another episode of Where was Mr. Fuhr today!
He was meeting Kongsberg.
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He was meeting Kongsberg.
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Add another financial instrument, albeit one we knew was coming. BDC introduces platform to provide $4B to boost Canada's defence and security ecosystem
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December 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Add another financial instrument, albeit one we knew was coming. BDC introduces platform to provide $4B to boost Canada's defence and security ecosystem
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Ontario Launched it's bid today to Make Toronto Home to Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
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Ontario Launches Bid to Make Toronto Home to Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government, in partnership with the City of Toronto, federal MPs and hundreds of supporters from the financial services, accounting, telecommunications, transportation, ma...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ontario Launched it's bid today to Make Toronto Home to Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
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RCAF working on Air-to-Air refueling for the Global 6500, MGen Smyth confirms (so let's talk about it)
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December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
RCAF working on Air-to-Air refueling for the Global 6500, MGen Smyth confirms (so let's talk about it)
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Canadian Space Mining Corporation Rebrands as Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation, Launches Nuclear and R&D Subsidiaries
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December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Canadian Space Mining Corporation Rebrands as Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation, Launches Nuclear and R&D Subsidiaries
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Canadian and Icelandic Coast Guards sign agreement to increase cooperation
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December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Canadian and Icelandic Coast Guards sign agreement to increase cooperation
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Well colour me shocked. Canada could reportedly get up to an 80% share in SAFE projects, Euractiv reports.
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Canada could reportedly get up to an 80% share in SAFE projects, Euractiv reports
Well, colour me surprised, and very wrong about my previous expectations.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Well colour me shocked. Canada could reportedly get up to an 80% share in SAFE projects, Euractiv reports.
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Secretary of State Fuhr visits Norway and Germany to strengthen defence partnerships and advance industry engagement
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Secretary of State Fuhr visits Norway and Germany to strengthen defence partnerships and advance industry engagement
December 15, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario
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December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Secretary of State Fuhr visits Norway and Germany to strengthen defence partnerships and advance industry engagement
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Its a special Army Rumor edition of This Week in Defence! We've got just about everything this week:
• New Tank rumors
• ALAV numbers
• MEDCAV rumors
• CMAR orders
• C9, for some reason
And a whole lot more! All your gossipy desires, all in one newsletter this week!
• New Tank rumors
• ALAV numbers
• MEDCAV rumors
• CMAR orders
• C9, for some reason
And a whole lot more! All your gossipy desires, all in one newsletter this week!
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Its a special Army Rumor edition of This Week in Defence! We've got just about everything this week:
• New Tank rumors
• ALAV numbers
• MEDCAV rumors
• CMAR orders
• C9, for some reason
And a whole lot more! All your gossipy desires, all in one newsletter this week!
• New Tank rumors
• ALAV numbers
• MEDCAV rumors
• CMAR orders
• C9, for some reason
And a whole lot more! All your gossipy desires, all in one newsletter this week!
Volatus Aerospace Awarded $9M Defence Contract from NATO Partner, Accelerating Growth in Uncrewed Systems
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Volatus Aerospace Awarded $9M Defence Contract from NATO Partner, Accelerating Growth in Uncrewed Systems
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December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Volatus Aerospace Awarded $9M Defence Contract from NATO Partner, Accelerating Growth in Uncrewed Systems
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Its time for another Let's Talk! Apparently, according to one person, I actually broke my word count record from last week!
Anyways we got a lot of Drones and Rotary talk this week! Plus some questions on the Arctic, future River-class Batches, and more!
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Anyways we got a lot of Drones and Rotary talk this week! Plus some questions on the Arctic, future River-class Batches, and more!
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December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Its time for another Let's Talk! Apparently, according to one person, I actually broke my word count record from last week!
Anyways we got a lot of Drones and Rotary talk this week! Plus some questions on the Arctic, future River-class Batches, and more!
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Anyways we got a lot of Drones and Rotary talk this week! Plus some questions on the Arctic, future River-class Batches, and more!
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We called it. The Government of Canada has awarded a new, $753 million contract to Bombardier for six Global 6500 under the Airlift Capability Project - Multi-role Flight Service. These will replace the current CC-144 Challengers.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We called it. The Government of Canada has awarded a new, $753 million contract to Bombardier for six Global 6500 under the Airlift Capability Project - Multi-role Flight Service. These will replace the current CC-144 Challengers.
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Secretary of State Fuhr and Minister Valdez to announce contract to strengthen Canadian Armed Forces
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Secretary of State Fuhr and Minister Valdez to announce contract to strengthen Canadian Armed Forces
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December 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Secretary of State Fuhr and Minister Valdez to announce contract to strengthen Canadian Armed Forces
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CGI to deliver secure mobile communications solution for NATO
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December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Lockheed Martin Canada Awards OSI Maritime Systems with the Implementation Phase Contract for the First Three River-Class Destroyers
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December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lockheed Martin Canada Awards OSI Maritime Systems with the Implementation Phase Contract for the First Three River-Class Destroyers
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For the first time, a Canadian has trained aboard a KSS-III, as the ROKN supports the RCN Submariner Embark Program aboard ROKS Ahnmu
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December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
For the first time, a Canadian has trained aboard a KSS-III, as the ROKN supports the RCN Submariner Embark Program aboard ROKS Ahnmu
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December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NATOs DIANA has announced it's 2026 cohort, and Canadian companies continue to be represented above average! 22 out of 150 companies selected are Canadian.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
NATOs DIANA has announced it's 2026 cohort, and Canadian companies continue to be represented above average! 22 out of 150 companies selected are Canadian.
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The Canadian Army wants Autonomous Systems and they want them at scale in two years. How do they plan to do that? The Minerva Initative is the latest is a long line of answers. Yet despite its seeming ambition, the feelings around are a bit more cold.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Canadian Army wants Autonomous Systems and they want them at scale in two years. How do they plan to do that? The Minerva Initative is the latest is a long line of answers. Yet despite its seeming ambition, the feelings around are a bit more cold.
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