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I don't speak legalese, so I can't make heads nor tails of the http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/ website, but what are the chances of using the Access to Information Act to get access to the final procurement report with all the relevant info about the capabilities of the aircraft, the company's...

That didn't take long... Super Hornet fighter jet costs under scrutiny

Maybe The Donald and JT will get along well after all...  ::)

Brazil uses it in a SAR capacity, as does the USCG and Mexico (according to c295.ca)

Going by the Globemaster's Canadian nomenclature, it might end up being the CC-2955. :nod:

Sorry, I should have been clear... that graphic was about the C-27J, not the C295, but it included the 235/295 and -130 for comparison so I put it up there.

Perhaps when the H Hercs are due to be retired the KC-390 will be in production. Competitive with the C-130J in terms of airlift capabilities, plus AAR with 160,000L fuel capacity. They're supposedly going ultra-aggressive on pricing vs LockMart and Airbus. (Plus it already has Canadian content...

CC-130 says we have 13 Hercs (12 H, 1 E) CC-115 says 6 Buffs.

Longer than the older Hercs, not longer than our C-130J-30s. Much less useful in terms of diameter though.

A very cool read about the F-35's capabilities: https://theaviationist.com/?p=40658

My take on the press conference: They all spent more time talking about how well they did in holding an open, fair and transparent competition and all the subsequent business benefits to Canadian companies than they did talking about the actual airplane, it's capabilities, and how it will be...

The teleconference number requests your full name and affiliation.... so, yeah... I'm not willing to fudge that. I guess they only want actual media types... not "media" types.  ;D

Chile: 743,812 km² Finland: 338,424 km² Spain: 505,990 km² Canada: 9,985,000 million km² Not sure how their use corresponds to ours... :-\

What about "curious tax payer" types? What number do we dial?  :Tin-Foil-Hat:

I hope nobody in the Procurement Minister's office is reading this thread... you're giving them ideas.  ::)

Majority of CF-18s will fly beyond 'certified safe life': internal report http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/fighter-jets-extension-risk-1.3876365

Amidst all the F-35 vs. F-18E/F talk over the past week it seems like this was missed: Full Story

As long as someone's getting paid, who needs planes at all? ::)

There's a lot of their admin going offshore as well... pain in my backside.  ::)

Google "Talon HATE". If it allows the F-15 to receive data from the F-22, one would assume it could work similarly with the F-35.