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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    It would appear that somebody in the US has a beef... or an agenda... or perhaps just doesn't like Italians:-) http://c-27j.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    If by delay you mean doing the appropriate thing and ensuring that government procurements are open and transparent and actually providing "Best value", then I think you do understand this... (that said, are we in for a helicopter repeat - I don't think Canadians will allow that to happen...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Just noticed that the issue of Northern basing appears to have made it into the Defence Policy Statement... looks like it's at least under consideration if nothing else... all seems rather quiet on both contender sites... doldrums of summer: www.c-295.ca / www.c-27j.ca ----------...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Clarify crappy when, according to the CASA folks on their site (www.c-295.ca), they've sold a wad more aircraft than the Alenia folks... and some to serve similar SAR roles. Hell, even Lockheed recommended the CN-235 for the US Coast Guard over their own airframe. Granted, each country has...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Bourque appears to have jumped into the fray: http://www.bourque.com/ He's linking to an article at Flight International: http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2005/06/14/Navigation/190/198975/Canada+searches+for+rescue+solution.html 14/06/05 Canada searches for rescue solution...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    How much does it cost to base two aircraft in two locations in the North?... maintaining a couple of northern-based aircraft in 2 locations does not require full CFB infrastructure, it's already there... just look at YK, we've already got a 40-person unit to maintain 4 existing aircraft...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Aesop, I also don't think you're correct in your assumption re operating from the same location... The way I read it from the c-295.ca site is that the issue is response time, not speed. ANY aircraft now takes 8 hours to fly from Trenton to Inuvik - forgetting all other factors. If you take the...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Fair statement, though the way I read it, rather than attempt to drive policy (not sure why you say foreign), they seem to be attempting to interpret Canada's own national policy with respect to the North... though a policy that doesn't seem to currently coincide with reality, IMHO. As to...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    wow! 2 articles in 2 days... Coverage seems to be heating up.... though I'm not sure how the military is saying that it has never allowed aircraft to demo on bases right after the Alenia folks confirmed they had... something seems amiss here...  is anyone planning on going to the CASA demo today...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    it seems the spin-doctors at DND aren't going to get forced into any kind of commitment one way or another: http://www.c-295.ca/web/id/{C6095C13-D02F-4C5E-B116-8F0C477A7673}/content.asp Captain Jim Hutcheson, air force public affairs officer in Ottawa, said the C-295 aircraft could...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    OK... so what're these guys really doing...? me, I'm not sure what role organisations like CASARA should be playing in this..??? FYI...pulled this off the Whitehorse entry of www.c-295.ca... follow the tour links The EADS CASA C-295 team learned about Yukon's rich aviation history and Yukon...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Some good close-up snaps of the C-295 in Victoria - inside and out - from their Canadian tour web site (www.c-295.ca)... I'm posting one that I had to compress... there's others... all high-res...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    "Politicians should not be involved in Class A procurements"? ? ? ? ???? (huh?) ???? I may not win much support here - and am willing to be convinced differently... however, it is ultimately the Canadian taxpayers' money that is being spent, no?... if DND were run like a business, it would be...
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    ROMEO DALLAIRE-5 YEARS OF DISCUSSION

    Excellent point... However, more of us (sadly) can relate to the western-style backroom dealings of Adscam than to the terror and madness leading up to and during an event that I am quite certain none of us could, or would chose to, relate to. Our capacity and legitimacy to judge accurately gets...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Question to folks in Ottawa (if, in fact there are any from this thread)... Is anyone planning to be at Cansec? Apparently both contenders are going to be there in force.... wouldn't mind hearing what they're doing or saying?
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    with respect to the question on sensors... don't you need them for SAR anyways these days. Not sure what the C-27j boys are offering, but from what the C-295 crew have posted on c-295.ca, they've got the goods. I've also heard that the US have yet to certify the C-27J for side-door para-drops...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    I have to say that until I'm entirely clear on the "lack of capability" that you describe, I'm ready to support a proposal that puts more aircraft where they need to be... and if it saves me money and we get comparable functionality, so be it.  If the issue is purely about speed, then I'm not...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    heheh... maybe the Bulgarian media know something we don't...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    Interesting article... El Pais: Spanish military deal with Venezuela is largest on record (La operacion mas importante de la industria militar espanola). 30 March 2005 The Financial Times The deal negotiated between Spanish defense minister Jose Bono and the Venezuelan government on...
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    FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

    OK, so took some time last night to read the site, so am playing devil's advocate on a few points here... So if you put one or two aircraft in Yellowknife, Iqaluit and St. John's (if that's what is implied here), then doesn't speed essentially drop off the equation given that they're saying it...
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