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Anyone else getting tired of the political talk, and wishing that the media would spend more time on tech talk?

Complete article -> http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awst/2012/04/09/AW_04_09_2012_p24-444163.xml&headline=Canada+Concerned+As+F-35+Cost+Estimate+Rises

Nope, the CF-18's are stationed at CFB Cold Lake and are only occasionally at CFB Comox. The F-15's were in Seattle, a heck of a lot closer than CFB Cold Lake and were the closest available assets to respond, hence why NORAD dispatched them.

Wasn't sure which section to put it in... More at the link -> http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/11/u-s-fighter-jets-escort-korean-air-flight-to-comox-after-bomb-threat/

CTV's Question Period devoted an entire show to the F-35, and it can be found here. I wish that they would spend as much time explaining the nuances of the F-35 and compare them to what the "competition" aircarft would offer.  I'd also like to see a debate between someone involved in the F-35...

They will cry... But I think it will come down to whether or not a new SOP will be written, and what, if any, details they may leave in or out of it.

Link ->  http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/04/02/john-ivison-government-will-commit-to-re-evaluating-f-35-program-in-response-to-upcoming-auditor-generals-report-sources-say/

And a quote from the article.... Here's the link ->  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/photo-release-northrop-grumman-delivers-first-f-35-center-fuselage-produced-by-integrated-assembly-line-2012-04-02

And further into the article... More at the link ->  http://www.japantoday.com/category/opinions/view/japan-and-the-f-35-what-to-do

More at the link -> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35678731#.T3Pu4JdSQ7o A couple of key points from the article...

Pretty good read... More at the link ->  http://www.journal.dnd.ca/vol12/no2/18-wilner-eng.asp

And an op ed piece for the pile....  I still wonder how many Super Hornets we'll get for $9B.... So the Rafale can be built almost entirely in Canada...that's news to me.  I can see the NDP and Liberals talking points now - "So we can make our own first day of war stealth attack planes right...

There's already a full thread in the AF sub forum about the F-35 - would suggest you read it and see some of the POV's of those who know a lot, a bit, and not much regarding fast air. Here's the link -> http://forums.air-force.ca/forums/threads/22809.0.html

Tragic, condolences to all involved and effected by this.

They didn't...I did.  Should have read a bit more. :) Link -> http://wiki.scramble.nl/index.php/Raytheon_%28Texas_Instruments%29_AGM-88_HARM  (This page was last modified on 2 July 2011, at 10:44.)

$9B is $9B - if it falls within that budget then any combination of platforms shouldn't be an issue. To use the Australian purchase as a reference point, though, wouldn't we have to spend MORE than $9B to get the same number of Super Hornets (65) along with training and support over 10 years...

The AGM-88E AARGM is a medium-range air-to-ground missile employed for Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD).  It is designed to be compatible with the internal weapons bay of the F-35.  It is in production and has met all objectives.  It can currently be carried on the external weapons...

Thoughts with the crew.

Agree, eventually SAM and others will catch up to LO observability platforms.  When that day comes, with consistency I might add, I believe it to be a long time away.  With that being said, I think that we can all agree that it will be easier for SAM tech to first down a fighter with no LO...

Technical excellence...hmmm...sounds to me like he's suggesting that a superior technical edge works with the tactical skill you mention below.  Why have one without the other? Even in its most simplistic form, we want our aircraft to accomplish either an Air to Air or Air to Ground campaign...