Noah, thanks for continuing to post even though you aren't feeling well. As a guy with an interest in defence news, I appreciate your commitment to this.
Regarding long-range missiles, Carney might not be in the market for them, but the Army seems to be. I don't know enough about missiles to know why Neptune would not be an option, but given the spending timelines in the defence policy review I would think they would want to look at options fairly soon.
Regarding F-35, my impression from Carney's words was that he was a little more amenable to reducing the order. I don't know how you can float an idea like that out there, get people all excited, and then end up staying the course.
Regarding domestic production: I agree with growing our defence industry in areas where it makes sense. However, I'm wary when politicians talk it up. I still don't see enough urgency to re-arm our military in the short term. Governments have not been too good at balancing these two things.
Noah, thanks for continuing to post even though you aren't feeling well. As a guy with an interest in defence news, I appreciate your commitment to this.
Regarding long-range missiles, Carney might not be in the market for them, but the Army seems to be. I don't know enough about missiles to know why Neptune would not be an option, but given the spending timelines in the defence policy review I would think they would want to look at options fairly soon.
Regarding F-35, my impression from Carney's words was that he was a little more amenable to reducing the order. I don't know how you can float an idea like that out there, get people all excited, and then end up staying the course.
Regarding domestic production: I agree with growing our defence industry in areas where it makes sense. However, I'm wary when politicians talk it up. I still don't see enough urgency to re-arm our military in the short term. Governments have not been too good at balancing these two things.