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It depends for what purposes. NORAD? F-15EX IMO. Exped? F-35A -
Baz replied to the thread The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement).Kevin, I think that is an over simplification. The F-35 is best for expeditionary; as a matter of fact, I feel if Canada wants to...
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Baz replied to the thread The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement).To illustrae this point with an example (albeit a much simpler one than the F35): When we "upgraded" the computer in the Sea King in...
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Baz replied to the thread The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement).I am not an F-35 expert. However, I do have experience in building and maintaining military aircraft software, from the uniform...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.E It can. What it takes is program managers to identify easily deliverable extensions or schedule move up’s, and have them ready to go...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.No matter what you do, you always accept risk. To make good decisions you have to have a good grasp of the impact vs likelihood curve...
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Baz replied to the thread The Fifth Generation Air Force.Sorry for my cynicism, but… The training building for Cyclone was built around the simulators in 2010ish, with all the same promises...
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Agreed. But it is hard to quantify the difference between money lost on a failed good idea and money lost on a failed bad idea. I...
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@Baz - Your point about managing risk is exactly the point. We can't bet big. We certainly can't bet big only once. We have to bet...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.My experience is different… People that have a good idea need to put in the intellectual effort to justify it. Instead of complaining...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.Absolutely… but we also need a plan so the money doesn’t get pissed away. A flexible plan that responds as we learn, but a plan nonetheless.
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.Should Canada pick something they can develop and perfect and make both the CAF experts in: absolutely! Do we think we can solve large...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-146 Griffon.US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scouts fly into retirement just two years after entering operational service I'm not sure that until they figure...