Search results

If they aren't considering the Dash-8, good! They shouldn't even give it the time of day. Here's an article in the Sun: http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2005/06/19/pf-1094962.html The implication seems to be that the C-27J is the "less powerful" & "cheaper" plane. Huh? I thought it was...

I don't think anyone disagrees with you that a carrier would be nice to have in an ideal world, but we could spend our money in better ways, even if defence spanding increases substantially. What would allow Canada to make a useful contribution to a coalition operation? Not a carrier. And if you...

Completely different aircraft; the name is the only thing in common. The flying boat that Hughes called the H-4 Hercules is better known as the Spruce Goose.

The Thetis class are closer to OPV's than what we would consider a frigate. The normal weapons and systems fit is very basic; naturally crews would be smaller. Having said that, the days of 200-man frigates are over. You'll see a lot smaller crew on the next generation of ship, but not as low...

Both the Cons & the Libs are trying to move to the political centre to seem moderate. Look at the many areas Harper has muted his former stance on certain issues. Also, his reponse to the last budget was grudging agreement with the defence and tax areas. Basically he said "the Liberals used our...

You seem to think I am a Liberal supporter...not true.  Nor am I so cynical as to believe all elected officials are evil. I am just saying that the Conservative and Liberal parties are more similar than many people believe, and in the event of a Conservative victory, people should brace...

A lot of people on this board who believe the Conservatives are the solution to everything, I notice. Sure, it's reasonable to be skeptical of a Liberal defence policy. But do you honestly believe a Conservative defence policy would be more credible? If so, where are our 12 nuclear subs? Our 400...

The Liberals won't be regaining a majority anytime soon. If the election happens within a few months as everyone expects, the result will be another minority - Conservative or Liberal. Either way, the gov't will be able to live with this new defence policy. If a Cons. gov't, there may be some...

Just off the top of my head, the major ones would be: Diemaco (small arms) CAE (simulators) Macdonald Dettwiler (electronic systems, primarily naval & space) GDLS Canada (US - owned - formerly GM Defence Canada - designs & builds armoured vehicles) All of the above have sold to foreign...

I feel sorry for Mr. Booh Booh, it must be hard to get people to take you seriously with a name like that.

For the record, the Spanish warship dispatched was the 1200-ton OPV "Vigia", armed with a 76-mm and a couple of MG's. Problem was, it was so cold that the ice which developed on it's masts caused instability, so they decided to turn back. I remember seeing a photo of HMCS Halifax being sent to...

Well, your suggestion seems reasonable enough, assuming there is something decent available to replace the H's when the time comes. As much as I would like to see the C-17 in CF service, everyone seems to think it is beyond our price range. Plus the CDS seems averse to buying outright.

Well, Sam69, assuming all of that is true, what's the alternative? Continue to fly increasingly unreliable E's & H's? Ask Lockheed to reopen the H-model production line? Buy relatively newer used H's? Wait for A-400M (or perhaps AN-70) to become available? Eliminate tactical airlift altogether...

The "short" Herc is actually the regular-sized plane which is the predominant type in service around the world today. Almost all of our current E's and H's are "short". So if we're riding the "short bus", so is every other country! Here is an interesting web page giving some pro's & con's of...

It's all well and good to discuss the merits of various ships, but the stark reality is we can't crew any of them! We don't have enough people for the fleet we have!

whiskey 601, you are probably correct in stating that money has not specifically been allocated to JSS or FELEX projects per se. But according to the CP article that came out the day of the budget (see $12.8b budget increase thread for full article): "The military budget had already factored...

I agree with Crabbe's POV. But I don't know why he is bringing up MHP & CF-18 upgrade which have nothing to do with the current increase - the contracts were already signed way before it. I am guardedly optimistic that the Liberals will honour their commitments to defence. I see a minority...

The analysis in the article seems pretty superficial. Just because they didn't announce anything navy-related in the budget doesn't mean the money isn't there for it. JSS and FELEX were already funded within the pre-increase budget. And don't forget we do have a defence review coming up, with...