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Thanks Don - that's the first photo I have seen of the full-size helicopter.  Now that it's flown we should be seeing images of the real thing soon.

E-i-t-S  -  I have been to all of those web pages several times.  |The info I was looking for confirmation on was that Sikorsky plans to fly one of these before year's end.  ...and a picture of the real thing - not an artists rendering.

If it can stay aloft for so long then why does the manufacturer say that it only has a 200 km range?

Looks like one of the Herons has arrived. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/IAI10158.xml&headline=Canadians%20Fly%20Israeli%20UAV%20in%20Afghanistan I saw this on the main page at www.aviationweek.com

Wow!  I have only read the Mallick article and the monitor is still smoking.  She raised my eyebrows with that article.  I don't think I have ever read an article by a Canadian author with so much venom in it.  I could never be a journalist since I could only be that angry about so few people. ...

The thing that struck me about the G-Wagon was how clean it looks.  Every photo I see of a CF vehicle shows it covered in dirt.  The G-Wagon must be used exclusively for airfield security or it might have been washed right before the photo was taken.

Tomahawk6, Where did you find those?  Are there any more? Nice photos.  Thanks for posting.

Thanks for that.  Never got to see him but I sure wish I had.  Have seen George Thorogood three times though.

The last post by MarkOttawa was just over a year ago and at that time the government was saying that they would reissue the tender in 9 months.  I have looked on the Net and have not found anything.  Has anyone here heard any news on these 12 ships for the Coast Guard?

I read the previous MERX request on CASR and they appear to read exactly the same.

Thanks Muskrat.  I'll keep that in mind.

I agree completely.  My family and I went there for the first time in March 2007.  We were staying in Scottsdale and rented a van to drive north to the Grand Canyon.  The trip starts with the desert photo and ends at the Canyon but in between you pass through an area like the second photo.  If I...

Oh that's easy...Mr. and Mrs. Smith

So can anyone tell us if all 8 of these vessels have been constructed now?  I have not heard anything about them for a while.  Are the YAGs still in service and if so for how much longer?

I know a lot of you on this site are not happy with CASR but I sure do not want to see it shut down.  Yes, they can be opinionated at times  AND they might draw incorrect conclusions from what others might think.  However, that site is a great source of info on the Canadian Armed Forces.  There...

That was a great article.  Thanks for posting it. The problem with stating that you are staying "permanently" is that you are then viewed by your enemies as Imperialists.  The U.S. still keeps forces all over the world.  Having them stationed in a geographic region becomes attractive because you...

There is a short 2 minute piece on the CBC website stating that the government has included in the budget over $700 million to replace the CCGS Louis St. Laurent which is due to be decommisioned by 2017.  I find it amazing that in our times the government can decide to spend that kind of money...

I only saw the first episode.  I was hooked on watching it initially because it was centred around the CCG.  Love the CCG.  I wanted to see some ships, helicopters, rescues..that sort of thing.  But it really is just a soap opera with people in governemtn issued uniforms.  Still, I liked it and...

Here's a positive development: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/02/10/pf-4838866.html Canada's Defence Department has approached the Pentagon about obtaining as many as six refurbished U.S. army battlefield helicopters for use in Afghanistan, defence sources tell The Canadian Press...

As far as I have read there is no coopration with the Dutch on the JSS.  I think the author is getting carried away.  He also states that the JSS is not being built to military standards but is being built to commercial standards.  I don't think that is true either.  This is another example of...