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  1. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    For comparison, Lockheed Martin builds more F-35s in a month than Saab has built Gripen Es in the past decade.
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Which would require years to redesign and implement in production.
  3. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    And the fact other Scandinavian countries picked the F-35 over the Gripen.
  4. Maxman1

    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Maybe we could convince them to build T-7s instead.
  5. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Expired DLN courses.
  6. Maxman1

    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    It's Germany that will have one ready by 2035. Korea will have two by 2030.
  7. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    It's also operated by Britain, Australia and Turkey. Also, the exact reason for NATO picking the GlobalEye isn't public, but it probably has to do with their expected patrol areas and mission times being shorter than what we can expect, which favours the shorter range GlobalEye. They're probably...
  8. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    I'd prefer AW101s. It's probably because of Chretien that they picked the Seahawk.
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

  10. Maxman1

    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Mike Duffy was tried in court for expensing - and the PMO repaying - less than that.
  11. Maxman1

    Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs)

    Or the CB90.
  12. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    I've heard rumint we'll be sticking with the F-35, ordering more P-8s and replacing the Cyclone with UH-60R Seahawks, and the government is trying to figure out how to announce it while still saying "elbows up".
  13. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Volvo used to build cars in Canada. Now they don't. Them having a final assembly facility in Canada does not make them a Canadian company, and there is no guarantee they won't close up after the orders end.
  14. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Um, okay? LLMs like ChatGPT are almost completely useless for gathering information because it will make up facts and relies on information inputs that are often wrong. It also can't predict the future. All an LLM can do is arrange sentences for you.
  15. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    The fact it will take seven years to deliver less than 20 jets does not inspire confidence.
  16. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    And "the Arrow was the best plane ever designed".
  17. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    The RAF, RAAF, Turkey and South Korea currently operate the E-7. The US purchase is unclear, but it sounds like it might go through. https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/11/funding-e-7-wedgetail-included-bipartisan-deal-end-41-day-government-shutdown/409453/
  18. Maxman1

    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Take note of Brazil's Gripen E delivery schedule.
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