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Arguably part of the issue is the CAF who constantly break their backs, asses etc to deliver, even without from the GoC and Canadian public writ large. The Can Do attitude, became a must do, and a lot of issues that should have broken the system where 'fixed' by the hard work (over work) and...

It’s a viable Light formation setup. Given we use the Hummer to tow the M777 and ISV’s have now started replacing the Hummer for M119 gun tractors. 2 UH-60’s can move the Det with ammo.

427 would like a word. But generally yes outside of CANSOF there is no CSAR.

Ukraine wants F-16’s and more out of America. The COA’s for other Airframes are I am sure designed to make us down here get more aggressive with costing and support.

Match Penalties down here are probably similar to yours? 5 Min Major (really just puts their team down for 5min and adds to their Penalty Minutes) plus ejection and a 30 day suspension. Depending on the penalty applied it can require a League Hearing to determine if 30 days is an appropriate...

Since swim out Tomahawks aren't being built out anymore that means VLS. I suspect the Koreans can either - modify the VLS to be Strike Length System for Tomahawk or simply make a missile capable of similar -- most of there missiles are under the old INF Treaty range simply due to the fact...

Again the Europeans have a whole different last 200 year history. Things that are done there are not necessarily compatible with the North American experience.

Fair, and I will noted that when I was up this past summer that attitude was pretty clear. The 32 or 320 Grippens with manufacturing or assembly in Canada will still be enormously expensive to tool a line for such a small run. Plus the whole Iltis and LSVW jump out at me for the cost to the...

Missing the point, as to what can happen if LocMart Canada packs up. My point is acting like children will hurt both sides. We already have one here

An idiot who doesn’t understand why those processes were created. The 85% solution is not the problem, it’s the 15% one that someone claims is 85%

And all of a sudden CMS 330 on the CPF’s goes away. Canada seems to think incorrectly that they have a stick. Nearly all the Defence Industries in Canada are subsidiaries of US companies, or have deep ties to US companies that limit any national grandstanding. While they may be ‘Canadian’...

If a bunch of the aircrafts systems and avionics are ITAR, what good does swapping the engine do? Right now in the F-35 you have a top notch aircraft that has Canadian Made content. The current administration is a big fucking mess, I agree, but I think tossing out the best options for...

Solid Golf game?

That would tax US DoD resources. When you look at the throughput of the US Army, Marine, Air Force, and Navy schools it is impressive, but it is not near 200k annually, 2024 was 147k (plus 5k USCG). I know you are being sarcastic there, and it highlights the delusions of grandeur that others...

Understood. But keep in mind we have suggested that Ukraine buy new F-16’s from us, so I tend to doubt that Congress will block any sales to Ukraine for production aircraft (other than F-35).

The engines are but a minor part of the ITAR controlled aspects in that jet. Yeah Canada way to go, yet another orphan fleet. FFS, y'all need to change Stand on Guard for Thee, to Snatching Defeat from the jaws of Victory.

Undoubtably - but I think the UK is in a tough spot regardless as they pissed away the work on the Warrior - and admittedly AJAX offers some capabilities they really need. Remember when the Bradley was the worst possible Infantry Fighting Vehicle ever? Now it's considered the best...

Canada needs a American linkable Fighter for NORAD. Expeditionary is a tough question, as for situations like Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Iraq, the F-35 is a little overkill, but in the past the US Military has been the #1 CotW. Future Expeditionary is a tougher question as the USA...

Agreed, the CAF has a history of buying less and less and keeping it past its shelf life. My primary concern with less than 88 F-35 is that (and even with 88 F-35) is that the GoC will decide that the F-35 can last another election cycle again and again and then in 2065 will look for 45...