Eye In The Sky
Army.ca Legend
- Reaction score
- 3,781
- Points
- 1,160
Earlier in this thread, I was saying "...people discount the common parts...” aspect to fleets in NATO/with Allies.
army.ca
There's a recent article about Dynamic Manta in The Aurora Newspaper FB page that echos what I'd said.
www.facebook.com
Ex DYNAMIC MANTA kicked off this year February 18. The NATO-led exercise is the largest annual ex of its kind, vital to sharpen the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) skills of participating units in real world operations. This year the Royal Canadian Air Force detachment worked directly alongside the Italians and Germans, while also operating closely with American, British, French and Greek military units.
The aim of the ex is to provide training opportunities for units at the tactical level, with a focus on air subsurface cooperation that includes coordinated ASW operations. This year’s ex provided valuable opportunities to crews from both 407 and 405 (Long Range Patrol) squadrons to improve their ASW skills while exercising interoperability among NATO allies. Using current and emerging tactical doctrine, the crews were able to locate, track and attack opposing submarines while providing support to a friendly surface fleet.
The maintenance team was kept busy around the clock with a nose landing gear replacement, propeller blade boot repair and multiple flight control snags. A constant flow of maple syrup to our German partners, operating their P3 next to our CP140s, helped obtain the parts we needed until the RCAF C17 arrived!
The last part isn't exactly flattering on the RCAF and CAF in more than one context. (1) if there had been no allies P-3s in location, we would have been SOL (2) there is a seriously lack of air transport capability in the RCAF that can't keep up with demand (this isn't new and isn't limited to exercises, I've seen this happen before on deployments).
Boeing to offer P-8 as CP-140 Replacement
You are talking about the same Military that milled off the 12 O'clock rail off the .338LM C14 Timberwolf, because only DHTC at the time had inline clip on Night Vision and the Army didn't want anyone thinking it was a possibility. 🤦🏻 FFS
army.ca
There's a recent article about Dynamic Manta in The Aurora Newspaper FB page that echos what I'd said.
Log into Facebook
Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.
www.facebook.com
Ex DYNAMIC MANTA kicked off this year February 18. The NATO-led exercise is the largest annual ex of its kind, vital to sharpen the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) skills of participating units in real world operations. This year the Royal Canadian Air Force detachment worked directly alongside the Italians and Germans, while also operating closely with American, British, French and Greek military units.
The aim of the ex is to provide training opportunities for units at the tactical level, with a focus on air subsurface cooperation that includes coordinated ASW operations. This year’s ex provided valuable opportunities to crews from both 407 and 405 (Long Range Patrol) squadrons to improve their ASW skills while exercising interoperability among NATO allies. Using current and emerging tactical doctrine, the crews were able to locate, track and attack opposing submarines while providing support to a friendly surface fleet.
The maintenance team was kept busy around the clock with a nose landing gear replacement, propeller blade boot repair and multiple flight control snags. A constant flow of maple syrup to our German partners, operating their P3 next to our CP140s, helped obtain the parts we needed until the RCAF C17 arrived!
The last part isn't exactly flattering on the RCAF and CAF in more than one context. (1) if there had been no allies P-3s in location, we would have been SOL (2) there is a seriously lack of air transport capability in the RCAF that can't keep up with demand (this isn't new and isn't limited to exercises, I've seen this happen before on deployments).
)
