Skies Magazine has an article on the Cormorant's almost new builds at IMP Group in Halifax in the Dec-Jan edition. Interesting read!
https://issues.skiesmag.com page 70
https://issues.skiesmag.com page 70
CH-149 Cormorant
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I didn't realize that the existing cormorants would be stripped for parts and rebuilt on new airframes. I thought it was an upgrade program for them and then 3 new aircraft bult from new and existing parts.
go to skiesmag.com and look for the newest issue
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The article in the Dec/Jan2026 issue of Skies magazine is excellent. (Skies Magazine) I had some sense that the "upgrade" was more of a rebuild but was surprised to read that the airframes are entirely new build. Understanding this, perhaps the EH101 should have a higher profile in the nTACS project as an already "mostly made in Canada" option.
The article also raises the interesting implication of possible SAR requirements to support the potential (probable?) significant increases in RCAF artic flight ops as the fighter fleet is renewed. Wishfullly thinking, perhaps another 3-4 units could up being acquired.
The article also raises the interesting implication of possible SAR requirements to support the potential (probable?) significant increases in RCAF artic flight ops as the fighter fleet is renewed. Wishfullly thinking, perhaps another 3-4 units could up being acquired.
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…or, let the sponsor and project staff follow the process for implementing tactical aviation specific future capability for nTACS. Just because something is good at non-combat SAR (or MH) doesn’t mean it will be good in a ta rival environment.
Certainly something worthy of considering…possibly tied to FFCP.
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RCAF fleet growth needs to have parallel FACT growth. More platforms without the capacity to train sufficient pilots will be a fail.
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Wait…what…is this new? Not matching training capacity to operational units can cause bottle necks?
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I was assured CMP has a magic closet filled with Majors, and they just have to sprinkle magic occupation dust on them.
I have also heard of project Senior Review Boards where the CMP rep pointed out that personnel are a long lead item, so if you want a major tomorrow, they had to be recruited fifteen years ago. I have also heard that CRCAF (an ACSO) yelled at the CMP rep.
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In theory how many people would you need to recruit to make one Cormorant pilot?
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ACSO CRCAF probably had more important things on his mind, like why was the VCDS rep sitting beside him wearing Army rank when they were an Air Force officer? No…wait a sec, that wasn’t it… must have been something more important he was thinking about…
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Not sure what you mean? How many pilots fail out along the way?
Not as many as you might think.
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Starting from day 1 we have 20 OCdts signing up to be cormorant pilots.
How many will be successful?
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OCdts don't sign up to be pilots for a specific platform. Platform selection (and transition between platforms once qualified) occurs deeper into the training pipeline.
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