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Aurora's have been involved with EX Maple Flag for quite a few years now. I like the Aurora, and the crews that fly them have always played an important role in sharp end of the spear operations both at home and abroad.  Sadly, jets are what people want to talk about these days and Aurora...

Given that there are B-1's, B-52's, and B-2's, not to mention subs, all of which are nuclear strike platforms, do we really need another?

I hope you don't mind me sharing some photos I took during the national ceremony in Ottawa.  It was the first time I had the chance to attend, and it was quite moving to see so many gathered. IMG_8294 by Attila Papp Photography, on Flickr IMG_8418 by Attila Papp Photography, on Flickr...

Ok, I'll bite....what do you mean by if they actually work?

Price is now at $113M including engines.... http://defense-update.com/20130930_pentagon-awards-f-35-orders-under-lrip6-and-7.html

Not really surprising given their history with the Eagle.  What you should read up on though is the fact that the SE, much like the SLAM and Strike Eagles, is a strike platform with A2A capabilities which it rarely uses. I'd love to see Canada purchase a split fleet of -35's and SLAM's, but...

If I may, does that mean that you believe we only need an aircraft to perform a single role, being the intercept of airborne threats? If that's the case, I wonder how you feel about Canada taking part successfully in air to ground missions such as those performed recently in Libya?

The Super Arrow project is just a concept design - there are no plans to produce it in numbers greater than a display jet. Bourdeau Industries is the entity which wants to create an entire production line for the creation of jets which are intended to be put up for sale to the Canadian...

Just for the sake of clarity, the Super Arrow project is not related in any way to the Bourdeau Industries initiative to create next generation Arrows.

And a Happy Canada Day to you all, from this civvy.

Hi everyone, With the green light from the Admin here, and my heartfelt appreciation for it, I have a small announcement to make. I've taken a bit of time to create a fan page on Facebook to display my photos on. It can be found via the link below, and if you're on Facebook, I'd love it if...

Photobucket bandwidth.... ::) Did a write-up on the EX and it can be found here - http://www.hotrampphotography.com/Learn/2013_EX_Maple_Flag/2013_ex_maple_flag.html Cheers, Attila

Revamped the site some with some easier to read font colours and all... http://www.hotrampphotography.com/Learn/2013_EX_Maple_Flag/2013_ex_maple_flag.html

Not a problem Canadian Trucker, glad you enjoyed it.

And the second...

One of two major announcements from the Paris Air Show today.

Finally finished my writeup for this years EX MF and included a few photos. It can be found here - http://www.hotrampphotography.com/html/2013_ex_maple_flag.html Cheers, Attila

EX MF isn't finished until next Friday and then there is the debrief.  Could be about a month before any type of findings are revealed.  In the time that I was there, the success rate for each session was increasing but no percentages could be provided.

Thank you sir, appreciate the kind words.

Wrapping up my stay here at EX MF tomorrow, thought I'd share a few more pictures with you all.  Regardless of the size of the EX, it's clear that Maple Flag presents a viable option for countries looking to train against realistic threat replications where their crews can learn with their...