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Hello everyone :D It's Canada Day at DID! (yeah I know, so what :P) http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ Can be a long read especially when chasing all the links :cdn: I posted this here because of what was said about the JSS proposal in their article. I feel it has some merit considering...

IIRC The Dutch then had Boeing rebuild them to a "zero - time" condition complete with upgrades. It's probable that only thing Canadian left were the airframes. I'd hoped they would have looked at the CHAPS program or the "Super D" version. I would have liked to see those helicopters in...

I remember seeing them flying around at airshows back when I was young. Do you remember the "would the owner of the car with the license plate # XXX-XXX please move your vehicle from the end of the runway" schtick. Later in the show the vehicle would be hooked up and the Chinook would drop it...

I'd be surprised if the CH-53E/F were considered for this contract because of the timeline for production wouldn't meet the contract specs. http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/04/11/Navigation/177/205881/USMC+orders+CH-53K.html I too would be interested to find out how the British are...

Kirkhill: Thanks for your reply. I realize that the CV-90 family has been discussed before but I was just trying to provide a little feedback for what some of recent posters were discussing. Maybe provoke a little more fresh insight and opinion from the crowd.  :)

Is the Hagglunds 32 tonne CV-90120 something to consider? If, and I mean if thoughts on acquiring tracked vehicles makes a comeback. http://www.baesystems.se/Hagglunds/stdpage.asp?Pid=4&id=16 Edited for spelling and to add link

The Big Red One.......Starring Lee Marvin ;D

a-majoor, It would seem someone agrees with your POV. The Iraqi army will be getting Cougars and they will be getting allot of them. http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/06/bae-delivering-a-cougar-variant-for-iraqs-4454m-ilav-contract/index.php $445.4 mil for 1050 vehicles if all options...

Oops  :-[ Your right. I forgot about that. 

Just a few amateur observations from my trip around the WWW this morning. 1) Air defense     S 300/  I think Greece bought this system. I don't know what they are paying for it but a US Pac-3 battery goes for about 225 million     Tor m1/ Weird vehicle, neat concept. Vertically launched from...

Maybe "Assimilator" would be an appropriate name, eh? ;) Seriously though, Tutor II, Cadet, something like that Kestrel sounds good, or maybe Griffon or Sprite

How about a 39,000 ton "Polar 8" icebreaker with 16" guns. That'll learn em!  >:D

Thanks for that big bad john. I saw an article on the web similar to that one you posted and couldn't find it again. I'll do a search next time. :-[

Force Protection is supposed to have a HUMMV replacement in the works called the "mover". Has anybody seen anything on that?

Kirkhill, You type allot faster than I do and I lost my post ??? Geo, As far as the Duh and ulterior motives bit I'll just say I want whats best for the forces and leave it at that

I guess the fiberals are smelling an opportunity to score some political points with the (uninformed) masses. A Liberal Party of Canada press release from yesterday http://www.liberal.ca/news_e.aspx?id=11658 I hope this is okay here

Okay, I'll admit it. I just learned something from this piece. I had no idea what that l337 speak was all about. I'm such a n00b...lol ;D

Here is another short clip of an aircraft having some trouble getting gas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWCGRlcZC1I&search=

Looks like he got away with it :o  I'll bet the pilot will have a hard time living that one down later on. :blotto:

The business of building airplanes in Canada hasn't functioned properly in a long time, or were you referring to the U.S.?