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The US E-7 has been reinstated by Congress. But zero chance the NATO pool is going to buy the E-7. In no small part because of the trade war problems. And there's no point when the Globaleye has a large user base in Europe.

It's not NATO that operates these. It's a pool of contributors. Just like the NATO C-17 fleet. And with France, Denmark, Finland and Greece set to operate the Globaleye, I think the case for the pooled fleet to be the Globaleye is much stronger than the Wedgetail.

Yeah. But it's not "NATO" so much as a group of countries operating under the NATO umbrella. They won't be ordering the E-7 again. And Globaleye is fine for Europe really. Just not great for us. SK has gone out if their way to buy something else citing the reliability and operating cost of...

For us. https://open.substack.com/pub/policyhawk/p/in-the-f-35-v-gripen-debate-is-there Austria just went down the dual fleet with a trainer route. https://www.twz.com/air/austria-buys-m-346f-light-fighters I think this is our best path.

What would be signifcant is them offer to make the radar here. That is not what is on offer. They are offering to simply move the customization here. Bolting on systems and hooking up wiring harnesses is not actually that complicated. I am willing to bet when the RFP goes out L3 and maybe...

At the rate Saab is making promises, I gotta wonder what will be left in Sweden. Can't wait for Saab to promise to employ every Canadian.

I know people on that project. I have seen zero indication they are getting political pressure to sole source. So we'll see.... What they were concerned about was: 1) Phoenix is a paper airplane until L3 delivers to ROKAF. The radar is mature. The airplane is mature. The combination has...

Well aware. Not sure what any of that has to do with what the optimal AAR method is for the Global 6500. The largest military customer for the Global 6500 is still the US (USAF and US Army specifically). As such, their preferred fueling method is going to be driving the conversation for...

Again. You're acting like this is somehow unique to Canada. Boeing has preferred stock too. What is unique to Canada? The utter crab's in a bucket mentality where folks like you think any moderately large Canadian company needs to be destroyed. Canada doesn't defend Bombarider nearly as...

You're acting like the public can't buy Bombardier's preferred shares. I've had them in my portfolio at different times. No different than the banks having preferred shares. There's not too many aircraft that have a boom receptacle installed elsewhere. They are installing the system that...

Do you think LockMart and Boeing do things out of patriotism in the US? Welcome to having a defence industrial base.

I do not understand why people think this helps Saab specifically. 1) The Globaleye can't use roof mounted boom receiver. 2) The Globaleye would have to recertify the entire aircraft (and all emitters) to the new baseline type with AAR. The biggest help is to the L3 Phoenix which also uses...

The RCAF just wants what two of its allies already have and what a third might still get. At least now we will have a real competition on our hands as opposed to a default winner. The L3 Phoenix should be highly competitive with the E-7 once you add AAR.

If it was probe refueling. It won't be. The entire RCAF will be on boom refueling after 2032.

What? No. The E-7 has everything we want. Till now, no other airframe had AAR (which will be mandatory for AEWC). Now there's a possibility that at least one other competitor will have AAR: the L3 Phoenix. I am not sure the Globaleye can fit the roof mounted receptacle with the radar it...