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Dragoon,  CDan you please let me know what NGS means?  I looked for it in the military terms sections and came up empty.

Sorry.  Here's the link. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/05/13/arctic-patrol.html

Looks like the CP/CBC is reporting that 6 Svalbard type vessels have been approved by Cabinet and are awaiting the PM's final approval.  However, delivery is a long way off.  If the in service date of 2015 is true then how can a promise for anything that far out be taken seriously?

Does anyone have a good link to some in-depth info on these trucks?  I have been searching the net and can find very little.  CASR has some info.  I would like to know who else is using these machines.  Are there any in Afghanistan that our guys have seen?  If so, what do they think of them?

Have a look at this link.  It is useful for clarifying how many of each type are to be built, where they will be stationed, what functions they are to perform and even which vessels are to be replaced.  The really good info can be found by following the four links under the heading "Fact Sheets"...

Globesmasher - yes - thanks very much for the update.  It must be very frustrating for all concerned that this project has taken so long.  According to the quotation provided by Nfld Sapper from the DND site they were projecting that this capability would have been added to the CAF 2-3 years...

Nfld Sapper - 2004/5 was a long time ago.  Ever seen a photo of one refuelling a CF-18?

I was just reading that Australia's first of five A330 MRTT's is taking shape and it got me thinking about our own Airbus refuellers.  I have not heard or seen any information on them in ages.  It was my understanding that they should have been converted long ago but I have never seen anything...

Mark - if you refer to the link I provided above on Feb 10th you will see that the oceangoing MSPV's and the Great Lakes going C&P vessels are one in the same design.  The Power Point presentation clearly states this.  The email I have included states that the new funding is for four additional...

Okay - here's a good piece of news.  Those ships that were so quietly announced in Budget 2007 are for new vessels to be purchased with new money.  There was a fear that this announcement was a re-announcement of old money spread out over 10 years instead of five.  I e-mailed DFO and here is the...

I don't get History Channel but I would love to see this movie.  If anyone knows of a date when it might be available on DVD I would appreciate it.

I sent Loyola Hearn, the Minister, an e-mail asking him to clarify if this announcement was for new money.  It is very hard to find any news on the internet regarding the older Coast Guard prject for 10 ships but I think I read recently that the contract would be awarded this spring.  If anyone...

The Canadian flag, The Maple Leaf, is the one that should be flown.  Apparently the Red Ensign will be displayed as part of a background piece for people to see what it looked like.  I can't understand why there are people who think that the flag from 90 years ago is relevant today.  The...

Looks like the RN is sending 4 HC4 Sea Kings to Afghanistan as part of an increase in aircraft. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/02/27/212368/uk-to-expand-afghanistan-commitment-with-additional.html You can bet this will be watched closely by the Canadian Air Force

Just found this this morning.  There is some updated info on the specs of the ships and photos of some of the ones that the CCG considers suitable to meet their requirements.  It looks like the RFP is to be sent to the shipyards this month.  Total requirement is for 8 hulls.  This Powerpoint...

Mr. Matthew Blackshirt: I can only wish I were as articulate as you.  Everything you said (and said well) is exactly what I was trying to say above.  Too many regulars on this forum come across as people with a chip on their shoulder and an attitude to ram it down someone else's throat. However...

Seems to me I read somewhere a while back about posters treating each other with respect.  This thread is another example of enlisted people bullying a civilian with a question and an opinion or two.  His opinions, like mine, may not be as informed as people in the service but this is not a DND...

Had to weigh in on this one.  We are talking about the Liberal Party here.  I assume that we are making an assumption that there is a Spring election and the Liberals under Dion get into power.  this is a guy that was brought into politics by Chretien.  He is a Liberal.  He is a Qebecois.  His...

Best news I've heard all week.  I am in the "a bird in the hand..." side of the camp.  Why does it take so long to get a contract in Lockheed's hands? It's truly great news.  Finally some movement. However we can all be a little ashamed that we have 40 year old aircraft as frontline cargo and...

There is another photo posted on the CASR site.