Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[MilEME09]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

Probably poorly written as I doubt you could fit half a billion gear into the plane.

 

[GR66]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

From the article:

More than $500 million will be put towards acquiring a new Canadian-built Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft that will be used for defence-related technology development and creating a Drone Innovation Hub in Ottawa and Montreal.

 

[lenaitch]

This can’t be right…
We are spending 500 million for one Bombardier 6500 for testing?

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, including Bombardier aircraft

As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone technology with Bombardier.

www.ctvnews.ca

Probably typical government accounting, where they include the purchase price, plus 40 year operating costs including fuel, windshield washer fluid, crew costs and Christmas presents.

 

[DBNSG]

Probably typical government accounting, where they include the purchase price, plus 40 year operating costs including fuel, windshield washer fluid, crew costs and Christmas presents.

I hate to be a YABBUT .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/challengers-replacement-bombardier-global-9.7001194

Something fuzzy in the NRC announcement . I hope its not a March Madness uptick to make the 2% before the end of Fiscal.

 

[McG]

In the industries with which I am familiar these are the definitions …

Okay, so we’ve established that you are not familiar with military training and readiness?

Termium has CAF using “validation” as described in this thread since 1990, and “certification” as described in this thread aince 2014.

 

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