Noah's Week in Defence (5/5/25): South Korea, Ground Based Sensors, AOPV UAS

Happy Monday everyone. Were hopefully back to our regularly scheduled postings. I hope you all had a fun election! Before I continue, ive been curious, does anyone want to see me start doing Lobbying notes on here? I find them super interesting, but dont know if there is interest.

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News

• South Korea pitches Canada on $20B-plus plan for subs, armoured vehicles

• Carney vows to retool Canada’s weapons sourcing amid Trump threats

• Investors have Canadian defence tech in their sights amid pressure to boost military spending

• Top defence procurement official's retirement prompts management change

• I just needed somebody to listen’: Canadian military LGBT Purge survivor tells story

• The RBS70NG has officially entered service in Latvia, marking Canada's return to Air Defence for the first time in over a decade.

• BluMetric Announces Notice to Proceed for $12.2M Production of Mission Ready Water ASWUPS Systems

• Lorraine Ben Announces Her Retirement from Lockheed Martin

• CAE named Canada’s Top Defence Company for 2025 by Canadian Defence Review

• Team Vigilance Welcomes Algoma Steel into the Preferred Supplier Program as the Primary Steel Provider

• Lockheed’s CMS-330 solidifies role in Canada, clients sought in South America

• Tariffs, timelines, and tensions: Canada needs homegrown launch options

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Project Updates

• The Ground Based Optical Capability RFI has been updated will nee documentation and additional information

• The RCN AOPV UAS RFI has been updated with a new Q&A

• The Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) is looking for a new Learning Designer, if anyone is interested

• A new RFI has been posted for Light C2 Tactical Server Module

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Rumors & Speculation

I don't have much here either this week. Nothing that I havent said before st least. I get asked loads on things, and sadly informstion is a slow process in this department. Projects can be at the same stage for years, amd sometimes, as during an election, things grind to a halt completely.

Although I will say, I expect things to heat up come next month.