Recent content by ytz

Your previous math was based on the book numbers for the standard J and for the C-17. So I'm using the book number for the stretch J and A400M. We don't need to. That's how an air bridge works. They will send the Hercs out the door with extra crews to stage while getting the C-17s ready...

More is coming in due course. But honestly, this is realistic given our capacity to spend and until we really reform procurement. I wouldn't expect more they do the reforms they are planning and the new agency is fully up and running.

All our J Hercs are stretch models. So 92 jumpers. Not 64. That's not that far from a C-17. And like I said, if we had to do anything like that, you're getting moved to an APOE in theatre first. So the flight time should be max of 2-3 hrs from APOE to your DZ. Really though, if this is so...

100% accurate.

Approved by cabinet. But not yet in the CIP ready for public servants to start cranking out bid documents. But yes, a bit out of date. Either way, there's so much to be done to simply get the base force built up. Before we start talking about that 400 k future force.

The unfunded list is long and expensive...... And all that is necessary just to start working on this vision:

What do you think the new airfield security force is for? ;)

You're also making the mistake of drawing lessons based on a war where the side we support has major shortcomings. What exactly would the losses on the ground be if NATO airpower was involved? War is a systems level endeavour. And you don't succeed by looking at each piece individually, as...

There's a massive staff check going on to see how upcoming space, air and missile defence projects line up with Golden Dome. When that is done, you'll start seeing more. For example, we have projects for space based radar focused on maritime detection. But that's 2-4 satellites. How many...

I've been saying exactly this for a while. Hard choices are coming.

Theoretically, Saab can put on a fuel probe in front and do hose and drogue refueling. It would be very uncomfortable and inefficient. But it can be done. They just don't want to eat the NRE cost of that design change. Paying lobbyists to get the government to remove the requirement is cheaper.

Wait till you hear about what these things called satellites can do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-Based_Infrared_System Also, their existing radar network has overlapping coverage without Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_State_Phased_Array_Radar_System And that's before...

Had a friend say that this was literally the response from Saab when asked about the missing features.