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One disadvantage is the cost. A single A400 goes for upwards of 200 million whilst the MC130J cost the Americans about 110 and I believe that is the fanciest version available. So 2 for one?

One other thought. If Boeing plans to re-open the C17 line they should make the decision sooner rather than later because their perspective customers are going to be looking at that 2029 closing date and making purchasing decisions. If they wait they may not have a market to build for.

Has anyone thought that one through yet? Strictly from watching the series put on TV for northern freight delivery there seems to be no clear dividing line. One day they are operating at the edges in the slob as you termed it but the next day the wind has come up and they are struggling to get...

I wouldn't want to bet my pension on Calculus being wrong but there are other apples for us to pick in Europe such as tanks, 6th gen. a/c development and you make the most pressing reason for going with just one: what in those packages do you want to give up because both are contingent on the...

you are just in love with the A400. Whatever happens will have to happen soon. Unless Airbus gets a good number of orders the line will close in 4 years which means they will quit ordering parts at least a year in advance. When that happens we will only have Ukraine to supply heavy lift if...

for a price I am certain that Trump would rent out the equipment to us.

I was looking at the Seaspan web site yesterday. They mentioned that they were ahead of schedule, expanding the workforce, and entirely Canadian built. In fact they very unsubtly mentioned it several times.

They, the u.s., were also contributing to the lab that gave us Covid if I remember correctly.

has there been any report, other than the lady above, of a concerted effort for the Russians who moved in after the takeover looking for a way off the peninsula? The comments I have read are more concerned with ruined vacations and inconveniences rather than a potential threat to life.

Trudeau lasted the last 6 because he had the NDP in bed with him and all of them were addicted to power. When you have no ethical standard to live by it is easy to chose "what's in it for me" instead of following Kennedy's famous line. 'Ask not what your country can do for you but rather what...

Question: will GB provide any cash to contribute to said programme considering they just slashed their defense budget and lost two ministers as a result. They seem to be as reliable as Trump these days.

perhaps not but for an operator I would think that a pure cargo vessel would be more useful. There is a limited market for ferries at least on the east coast. Now if it were similar to the one operating between Denmark and the Faroes/Iceland I could see a great market for marketing it as a...

would agree if we had enough airlift to do so. Two weeks for 60 vehicles by air plus additional flights to carry the self-loading cargo vs. 1 week by sea including personnel unless you purchase enough heavy lift aircraft. Personnel by air not so much as we have sufficient A330's to do the job...

Halifax to Riga at 20 knots will do it in a week on 1 ship. Time to invest in an auxiliary fleet. 4 RO RO and 2 tankers if you wish to cover both sides and you could probably have the entire fleet up and operational in a year if you buy used. Get them Seasway sized and probably a couple of...

those are good attributes true but there are some very important descriptors missing from that list: Commitment, Consistency, dependability, truthfulness.

It was actually the case that caused me to make my comment. And no Brad, there may not be many but a few is too many.

and the U.S. loved it. Think of Indo-China and the Viet Cong. The French screamed for help and you came running to their aid. You have maintained bases all over the world, allowing the host nations to sit back and watch with the possible exception of Turkey. There were financial incentives...

no argument. There will be some group though that takes any legislation to court to defend the kids inherent rights. Perhaps a delve into those people might reveal the 'brains' behind those websites.

why not provided the term VALUE actually meant something and didn't change with the season

and maybe reduce the number of murders committed to protect the honour of the family.