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Not quite. You can check on the APS Openings page on DWAN but it is less than 1/2 a line squadron (there are less than 40 techs) and it has been that way for years.

I think it’s actually 30 some ofd techs.

Pan Domain is broadly Canada’s equivalent of the US’ JADC2

Oh absolutely but more data overload. There are often pieces of data that are just missed/not processes despite being readily apparent, and lead to tactical mistakes. Also remember that the tactical decision timeline is measured in seconds so everything happens quite fast in a very dynamic...

Absolutely. A lot of the sensors on the F-35 are similar in nature to those in the Hornet, albeit more modern. The real difference is sensor fusion. In the Hornet, I have to take the data from individual sensors, analyze it, determine which ones are more accurate in the situation I am in, and...

Building the skillset is not the issue, if people have 1-2 years to dedicate to gaining the skillsets. Maintaining currency (safely flying the aircraft) is also typically not the issue. The real issue is maintaining proficiency to be effective in the role. We actually employ several...

Actually, planning an airline flight (which is 95% done by dispatchers) vs planning a fighter sortie are not at all the same thing. Planning a fighter sortie takes 2-3 hrs, followed by a 1 hr brief, a 1-2 hr flight, followed by. 2-4 hr debrief. The overhead in fighter ops is enormous because of...

This is irrelevant. The RMC/ROTP pipeline is established and training establishments are running at full capacity. Removing the requirement for a degree would only lead to an increased wait time or delays in recruitment (by 4-5 years).

That’s purely a policy that we 100% control. We can have techs maintain 2 types.

And this assumes the entirety of the fuel load is consumed in 1h (which isn’t the case most of the time). Fuel cost is around $1.10CA a liter. Having said this, I’d like to see SAAB math on their figure.

The business will take from current fighter pilots. We’ll just have the same problem with a lot less flexibility.

30 fighter pilots. We cannot put 30 pilots through the Fighter Pilot Course a year. It would mean shutting down your font line units to concentrate on training. And then you don’t have anywhere to make them combat ready and upgraded to flight lead.

It would help maintenance of quals. For many things, you can fly in any aircraft type (total hours, night hours, approaches, etc) and you only need a smaller amount dedicated to each type to maintain currency.

Keep the F-35 order. This will satisfy NORAD interoperability requirements and expeditionary capabilities requirements. Buy 30 Grippens. Put 10 in Cold Lake for FLIT, and put 10 in Bagotville and Cold Lake as proficiency platforms/Red Air, to be flown by F-35 pilots who are dual qualified.

NORAD is all about interoperability with the US. The Rafale does not give that.

It depends for what purposes. NORAD? F-15EX IMO. Exped? F-35A

We do sometimes. But it is a very difficult position to be put is as people tend to not listen to them.

Sorry to revive this but you can’t say we don’t support the Army for CAS anymore! We went to you, all the way to Latvia!

They are not what if scenarios. We desperately need Majors and people will refuse promotion, and remove themselves from the promotion list. A lot more than a handful. Imagine you’re a Capt 13 making $14,080 a month. You’re promoted to major, making $14,464 a month in the first year. Over the...

If we don’t have F-35s on time, my guess is that we’ll keep flying the Hornet in the NORAD role until we have enough of the new fighter. We will still be short.