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    Replacing the Kingston class .

    I have heard mention recently that the MCDVs may be next up for replacing Now I have perhaps seen one or two mentions in the media of this but not much beyond that the Navy would like them to be capable of 25 knots. And that's about it . I don't suppose anyone else has come across anything...
  2. Apophenia

    Canadian AN/xxx-5xx Equipment Designations (Aircraft-Related)

    Aircraft-Related Canadian 500-Series 'AN' Equipment Designations I've decided to post my compilation of Canadian numbers from the Army/Navy - and, later, Joint Electronics Type Designation Systems. I am not trying to list all equipment used by the RCAF, RCN, or Canadian Forces. Rather, I have...
  3. Grey Havoc

    Canadian Surface Combatant

    https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/amd-dp/mer-sea/sncn-nss/navcom-surfcom-eng.html Related thread: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-spy-7-confirmed-for-canadian-surface-combatant.35814/
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    What if all three Canadian Services bought Sikorsky S-61 in 1963?

    OTL in 1963, the Royal Canadian Navy received their first Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopters. They flew from Canadian ships for more than 50 years. I greased and refuelled Sea Kings on the flight decks of HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Iroquois. I also washed innumerable GE-T58-8F engines...
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    1960 Kaman HU2K-1 ASW helicopter program for the Royal Canadian Navy?

    G'day all I'm looking for further information on the 1960 Kaman HU2K-1 ASW helicopter program for the Royal Canadian Navy. "The Treasury Board of the Canadian government gave its approval for the initial procurement of 12 rotorcraft from Kaman at a price of $14.5 million. However, the Canadian...
  6. RavenOne

    Canadian American Strategic CASR website now gone - nice ideas and concepts

    Re my MapleHawk enquiry, there was a website up till last year called CASR - Canadian American strategic think tank and it listed current and potential DnD RCAF. Canadian Army and Navy equipment. Couple of ideas came out such as debating what the Canadian Coast Guard were going to pic re the...
  7. Grey Havoc

    Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS)

    Looks like this Canadian project is now among the ranks of the walking dead. Pity. http://casr.ca/bg-navy-aops-icebreaker.htm http://casr.ca/as-arctic-sar-ships.htm http://www.materiel.forces.gc.ca/en/aops.page
  8. Triton

    Firms Prepare for $35B Canadian Naval Boom

    "Firms Prepare for $35B Canadian Naval Boom" by David Pugliese Source: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121112/DEFREG02/311120012
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    Royal Canadian Navy: de Havilland Hydrofoil R-200 asw

    A combined Anglo-Canadian study (RCN and Admiralty) into the use of hydrofoils for anti-submarine work and coastal patrol craft began post war. This resulted in the de Havilland Hydrofoil R-200. A prototype, HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400) was completed in 1968 and was tested until she was...
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    Royal Canadian Navy: General Purpose Frigate (Cancelled 1963).

    Hey Gang, Came accross the General Purpose Frigate project of the Royal Canadian Navy and thought I would post it here. This project was developed in the 1961-1963 period. The intention was to build 8 such ships which were intended as the name implies to be multi purpose frigates, but, also to...
  11. hesham

    Canadair Designations

    Hi, the Canadair CL-45 was ASW helicopter project,CL-52 was Boeing B-47B and CL-61 snow mobile project, what were the Canadair CL-65 (old design) and CL-212 ?.
  12. Apophenia

    Canadair CL-212 air-cushion vehicle

    The CL-212s were hovercraft not aircraft. Two were built. The clip below was taken from a Videotron page on Canadair special projects (alas, now 404): http://pages.videotron.com/frfauch/Canadair/Website/specprod.html Air Cushion Vehicles Between 1964 and 1967, the company designed and built...
  13. uk 75

    Canadian FFG 1960 design

    I am at it again. Looking through some old books I found an artist's impression of a 1960 Canadian design for a frigate carrying a Tartar system aft. It was described as a Tribal class frigate, so presumably was an early design for the Iroquois ships. It is a smart looking ship and very...
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