CH-146 Griffon

[GK .Dundas]

Can the rotary wing part of the RCAF be removed from the RCAF and the Army and RCN have aviation under their control?

Yes, but neither the Army or the Navy will ever forgive you for it.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Can the rotary wing part of the RCAF be removed from the RCAF and the Army and RCN have aviation under their control?

So, you want the people responsible for LSVW, MSVS and almost entirely getting rid of Air Defence and Field Artillery to be in charge of helicopters?

 

[FJAG]

So, you want the people responsible for LSVW, MSVS and almost entirely getting rid of Air Defence and Field Artillery to be in charge of helicopters?

There is so much stuff happening at the ground (or sea)/air interface that it's hard to determine who should make what decisions.

There's no doubt that the army made some bad ones in the past but mostly within the framework of very limited funding with no-win decisions required. Neither the RCAF nor the RCN are safe from such criticism.

One needs to look realistically at where RCAF dominance over tactical aviation (ground and sea) needs to stop especially as the trend to smaller and cheaper unmanned systems replace what were previously expensive, delicate, manned assets.

It's a tough call, especially as, regardless, it will be made by folks who only have theoretical and not practical experience of these new capabilities.

 

[Good2Golf]

So, you want the people responsible for LSVW, MSVS and almost entirely getting rid of Air Defence and Field Artillery to be in charge of helicopters?

No thanks. Not even a promise of 20 Aviation Reserve Squadrons all led by Tac Hel PRes LCol and advised each by a HCol and HLCol is enough to get me to say yes.

OPCOM (and OPCON, TACOM and TACON) is just fine, thanks.