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I have read that the Dutch are bringing in fighters (F16 I believe), and Appache attach helos. The news report mentioned that Canada wanted to bring their F18's but identified it was beyond our transport capability to move the logistical tail in country and support it (part of the decision may...

My misstep, posted too quickly at work, I stand corrected sir. :salute:

It has been reported by other sources (not US) that a combination of factores allowed a very switched on Serb battery commander to get a lucky SAM shot: - Serbs had spy's outside Italian airbases immediately reporting when and what type of aircraft were leaving. - US airforce made cardinal sin...

I have recently downloaded some very interesting videos; one of the last Italian interceptor squadron's which was recently still flying the F104. French pilots are putting out some very good video's, most not done by any official group and the resolution is incredible. Anyway the best French...

DG-41, would a LAV with an AMOS 120mm mortar system, or even an automatic 80mm turret be useful for convoy protection?

Yes Old Sweat, the former independent member of parliament "Chuck Cadman", represented Surrey, central I believe? He was impressively fighting for law and order changes, because his son was killed in front of a McDonald's after being swarmed by teenagers.

Sarcasm - Outside of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal there are not that many roads in Canada...and then if you take in the conditions when we turn into the Great White North and you have to wonder, does NDHQ have serious contingency plans to defend Canada from ALL POTENTIAL incursions?  :-\ If...

Unless Gen. Hillier does some serious shaping of Canadian forces, I am afraid your comments have cleverly forcast the lackluster future of our forces.

In twenty years that kid should sue his parent/parents for improperly bringing up a LOSER!

If Ontario wants to have some chance of solving their gang-banging troubles, then they had better hope that the Liberals are not voted in again. It is not to say that the other parties have a sure fire solution to this troubling gang problem, but the Liberals are only about what looks good and...

Thanks mom for giving your son a much desired XBOX, even though he should have gotten a lump of COAL! Thanks mom for bringing up (wait 10years if that) a society non-comformist that thinks he does not need to be polite or work under the rules of a civilized society. And people wonder why there...

And this comparison of western and Russian ejection seat technology... http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/eject.htm Within the last 10 years, dramatic escapes from Russian fighter aircraft have captured the attention of military pilots and aviation enthusiasts around the world. The...

BFGoodrich Completes Acquisition; Expands Position in The Ejection Seat Industry (Source : BF Goodrich Co. ; issued March 6, 2000) http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?prod=1784&session=dae.16972255.1135182187.Q6mBasOa9dUAABSTzuA&modele=jdc_1 CHARLOTTE, N.C.---The...

Bruce, point I was making is that if the same kite failure and ejection had happened from a western aircraft, the pilot would have probably been really beat up (may not have survived ejecting with some western systems from low altitude). The Russian ejection seat system was tested with the aid...

These demonstration crashes always erked the western airforces when it was seen first hand how efficient/advanced the Russian ejection seats were beyond western technology...

I once read in a book, ( can not remember the title now ) a claim that the early Nazi plan to deal with the Jewish people that they had in detention was to ship them to Madagascar. Obviously if this was ever a real plan it did not happen, but I still could not help thinking that subsequently...

I believe the US SOF are currently using civilian high end climbing tents (4-season, i.e. Siera Design, North Face) untill a made for the military product that is equal can make it through the procurement system. It also seems that the needs of the different US military forces is different in...

Let hope so. I don't think I could take another parliament run by a Liberal govt, and the absolute lousy job they have done in running this country and getting a thoughtfull govt agenda accomplished.

In BC it is advisable to carry a serious handgun (.40, .357, or .44) when hiking in the woods.  Bears love meat with the hint of pepper in the air. Of course it is very difficult to obtain a carry permit for a sidearm in the backwoods unless you have something to do with DFO or forestry.

I just read today that Svend Robinson, has unanimously accepted the NDP nomination for Vancouver center and will try to take the seat away from Liberal quack, Hedy Fry.  WTF? :o How is it that anyone that has been charged with stealing a $65,000 dollar ring, and got off VERY LIGHTLY (home...