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With so many international customers buying the F-35 you would have to assume that what LM is "selling" in those pitches must be very different from the reality they are discovering in the USAF....

Sorry if I missed this in the fine print, but is the Type 31e estimate based on Canadian production or "Canadianization" of living quarters, sensors, communication gear and weapons? It's also odd that the graphics presented appear to be based on the BMT Venator design which was not what the UK...

My sincerest thanks for not only the correction, but the thorough links. I'd much rather be corrected and learn what is right, than be left uncorrected and continue to believe a falsehood. Although I still distrust our PM greatly, it appears he was completely innocent in this particular case...

The bigger question is who authorized/requested the PBO to research then release the (obviously cheaper) Type 31 as a comparable as I strongly doubt they would have done that on their own initiative. My wager would be on a former drama teacher with a penchant for colourful socks.

As much as this is a cost issue, in my opinion this is monumental "effective communicate failure" issue. DND/Government should present pricing for all military programs in a format citizens can relate to and intuitively understand. 1. What's the "sticker price" (to walk out of the store or...

Congrats! Great looking weapon. Now that you have us all hooked on your purchase, we'll be looking forward to your first "Range Report". (y)

This may be a dumb question as I've never tried to purchase a pistol in Canada, but is there nowhere to go to test-shoot your shortlist? As my immediate thought was to pick the one you shoot most accurately....

The fact that conversation is being had is certainly damning for the F35.

It's not a bad investment if the Liberal Brain Trust has a plan to dishonestly delay the spending on the replacement aircraft for as long as humanly possible.... Even moreso than the CSC, I can see this program getting shelved. The only reason it likely wasn't delayed previously was because...

Just to play the devil's advocate role, if anyone has a friend or acquaintance who is an industrial hygienist, ask them about their thoughts on the mask mandates. I have one and to say he thinks they are a total waste of time if not enforcing N95 standards (with no valves), would be a dramatic...

The part I found most hypocritical was that in essence Disney fired an actress for her words of warning about what happened in the past, and a call to be aware of those dangers going forward. Meanwhile Disney conspires with the Communist Party of China that is currently executing a holocaust...

May I ask for clarification as the exchange leaves me uncertain.... Is the number quoted for "Production Only" of $2.78 billion USD per ship accurate or not? As if we are collectively trying to come up with Apples-to-Apples comparisons, that seems like a good basis for such a comparison.

Would it not be better if the government handled shipyard upgrades in a separate transaction from the ships themselves? Perhaps using BDC or Industry Canada, provide low interest loans for that specific process? Then when DND is ordering ships, they in fact are just paying for the ships, and...

Just going out on a limb here....but is one of the contributing factors to the glacial pace of our procurement that there are too many people.at NDHQ (and the other associated government bureaucracies) that need to stretch out projects to keep themselves busy enough to justify their salaries...

Hoping I can ask a question.... How much of the main hull of the original Type 26 did Canada vary versus the British (and Australian version)? The key thought being that if they had kept a common hull and propulsion from the original Type 26, Canada and Australia could have piggy backed on top...

I just hope we don't try to reinvent the wheel in trying to "Canadianize" our solution. Looking at the absurd cost inflation of the new Protecteur-class should be enough to make anyone weep. I understand that the Navy wants the best of everything to protect their sailors. However, if they had...

I read two articles recently on European updates. The French appear to be purchasing a new 40mm CTA CIWS for fairly immediate installation and Germany just approved a new laser-based CIWS research project.

May I ask a tangential question for those that would know? What is the cost per flight hour of something like the SAAB Globaleye as opposed to the candidates we're currently evaluating? Thanks in advance, Matthew.

I thought I had read that SAAB integrated Link-16 into the Czech Gripens as that was a mandatory part of their bid (NATO specified requirement). If they did it for that small order (which was a retrofit of used C/D's), why wouldn't they include that in the Canadian bid for new-build aircraft...

Are there any incremental updates scheduled for the Gripen E that would make it acceptably "more capable"? Or is the size of the airframe (radome, power generation from single engine) always going to put it at a major disadvantage against larger platforms? Perhaps coming from an alternate...