Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Maxman1]

Or the Airbus H160 (Safran engines; 12 pax; 395 nm range; can be fitted with variety of internal/external weapons); H145M (Safran engines; 10 pax; 344 nm; can be fitted w/ internal/external weapons).

And don't for the third competitor, Leonardo which has a variety of helicopters that could be possible candidates: AW169 (Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A engines; 8-10 pax; 378 nm range); AW139 (Pratt & Whitney PT6C-67C engines; 12-15 pax; 641 nm); and, AW149 (Safran or GE engines; 16-19 pax; 545 nm).

All the helicopters listed above are multi-role capable and can fitted with a variety fo internal weapons (pintle Machine guns)/external weapon systems (laser guided/unguided rockets; 12.7/20 mm gun pods; and, in some cases ATGM-H145M, H160M and AW149).

The AW149 is now the only entry in the British New Medium Helicopter program, after Airbus withdrew the H175M. Might be a good idea to tag in on that order if they do pick the AW149 and don't cancel the program, which might allow us to negotiate a better per unit price on AW101s.

 

[Good2Golf]

The AW149 is now the only entry in the British New Medium Helicopter program, after Airbus withdrew the H175M. Might be a good idea to tag in on that order if they do pick the AW149 and don't cancel the program, which might allow us to negotiate a better per unit price on AW101s.

I’d only consider the 149 if they entice us with P&WC engines. GE T700 should be on our ‘let’s not be beholden to the US)’ list.

 

[Maxman1]

I’d only consider the 149 if they entice us with P&WC engines. GE T700 should be on our ‘let’s not be beholden to the US)’ list.

It's developed from the AW139, which uses the PT6, so it should be possible.

 

[ueo]

What was that?

Go back and look at it when Gene Flewelling ran the Dept (pre 94 or so_.

 

[YZT580]

Which means Canada should find better allies/friends...

If the best America can come up with is "it's our boot heel or the other guys boot heel" , Canada can maybe look elsewhere.

I think the current US administration's view of politics if far too short term, to the detriment of America and the rest of the world. The relationship between Canada and America is permanently damaged. Canada should be exercising every opportunity to engage with others.

Until a few weeks ago, I was pretty much on board with "buy American". America has shown it's true colours, and that means we should be pivoting away from America as fast as possible. Maybe MTP, and Sky Sabre are the right Canadian options...

but not towards China, even for a toothbrush. There are over 6 billion potential customers for Canadian products in this world. Exclude China and the U.S. and you have almost 4 billion. Time to start brushing up on our collective sales pitch. The downside, the army won't get their Abrams

 

[Czech_pivo]

Meanwhile, in Texas...

In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight​

At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.

In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight

At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.

www.nbcnews.com

Unfortunately we have to deal with these around the Waterloo area from time to time as well. A certain group of farming folks in typically flares up in.

 

[KevinB]

Won't be long until it's polio.

Not wrong.

 

[dapaterson]

Not wrong.

And the current administration is willfully and deliberately destroying the capacity of the federal government to address it.

Residents of the US already have shorter life expectancy than residents of Canada. This will make it worse.

 

[MilEME09]

The AW149 is now the only entry in the British New Medium Helicopter program, after Airbus withdrew the H175M. Might be a good idea to tag in on that order if they do pick the AW149 and don't cancel the program, which might allow us to negotiate a better per unit price on AW101s.

While we are at it, if we wanna add capabilities, why not the AW249 attack helicopter? Say 4 squadrons?

 

[mariomike]

I hear people booing the US anthem - not cool btw -

I agree.

Unfortunately, the political world has bled into sports once again.

 

[Kirkhill]

Which means Canada should find better allies/friends...

If the best America can come up with is "it's our boot heel or the other guys boot heel" , Canada can maybe look elsewhere.

I think the current US administration's view of politics if far too short term, to the detriment of America and the rest of the world. The relationship between Canada and America is permanently damaged. Canada should be exercising every opportunity to engage with others.

Until a few weeks ago, I was pretty much on board with "buy American". America has shown it's true colours, and that means we should be pivoting away from America as fast as possible. Maybe MTP, and Sky Sabre are the right Canadian options...

There are no better allies or friends. Stop looking for them. We need to create our own hedgehog (or this being Canada, porcupine).

 

[Good2Golf]

While we are at it, if we wanna add capabilities, why not the AW249 attack helicopter? Say 4 squadrons?

I’d spend my money on UCAVs instead.

 

[JLB50]

I agree.

Unfortunately, the political world has bled into sports once again.

Canadians traditionally have been quiet and somewhat reserved about expressing themselves. Many, in fact, have seemed almost embarrassed to sing the national anthem and prefer to stay silent. Now, because of what Trump and his lackey Congressmen have done, Canadians are doing the unthinkable…booing the national anthem of what they thought was their best friend and proudly singing their own national anthem. Unfortunately it may take this booing by the average Canadian to make Americans wake up and realize that we, as a nation, as a people, are very very angry about what America is doing to us. In just a very short timeframe, America has torpedoed our relationship and our trust. So I say let the booing continue, along with our tariffs on their products, buying Canadian, easing interprovincial trade barriers and looking seriously for other export opportunities, including building the infrastructure for shipping our petroleum products overseas. Also I say reconsider whether being in NORAD is really in our best interests as the Americans claim. In other words, f**k them.

 

[mariomike]

Canadians traditionally have been quiet and somewhat reserved about expressing themselves. Many, in fact, have seemed almost embarrassed to sing the national anthem and prefer to stay silent. Now, because of what Trump and his lackey Congressmen have done, Canadians are doing the unthinkable…booing the national anthem of what they thought was their best friend and proudly singing their own national anthem. Unfortunately it may take this booing by the average Canadian to make Americans wake up and realize that we, as a nation, as a people, are very very angry about what America is doing to us. In just a very short timeframe, America has torpedoed our relationship and our trust. So I say let the booing continue, along with our tariffs on their products, buying Canadian, easing interprovincial trade barriers and looking seriously for other export opportunities, including building the infrastructure for shipping our petroleum products overseas. Also I say reconsider whether being in NORAD is really in our best interests as the Americans claim. In other words, f**k them.

Which is why I love professional baseball. Leave the political BS out of the game. Let the players statistics speak for themselves.

 

[RangerRay]

Which is why I love professional baseball. Leave the political BS out of the game. Let the players statistics speak for themselves.

Till a Marine flies another country’s flag upside down during the World Series…

The Upside Down Canadian Flag at the 1992 World Series

Looking back at the 1992 World Series when the Canadian flag was famously flown upside down prior to the Blue Jays-Braves Game 2.

bluejayhunter.com

 

[MilEME09]

And we just bought switchblade 300 and 600

Minister Blair concludes productive visit to Europe and announces additional support for Ukraine and Canada’s contribution to NATO’s Eastern Flank - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful trip to Europe. During his visit, the Minister participated in the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

www.canada.ca

 

[Czech_pivo]

And we just bought switchblade 300 and 600

Minister Blair concludes productive visit to Europe and announces additional support for Ukraine and Canada’s contribution to NATO’s Eastern Flank - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful trip to Europe. During his visit, the Minister participated in the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting hosted by the United Kingdom (UK), a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

www.canada.ca

We spent 67$ million in total.
I’d like to know what that works out to be in terms of numbers, training, maintenance, storage, etc, etc.
Is this 5,000 Switchblade 300 & 600’s or 500 of them.

 

[Maxman1]

While we are at it, if we wanna add capabilities, why not the AW249 attack helicopter? Say 4 squadrons?

Unless we can get the Airbus Tiger built in Fort Erie.

 

[ytz]

I hope we stay looking at joining more joint programs. Keep the F-35 buy. But join GCAP for 2040+ delivery and growth in the fighter fleet. I'm sure there's other joint projects we could do with the Koreans, Japanese and Europeans. Plenty will be spinning up going forward. After 4 years of this, nobody will be able to fully trust the Americans again. Personally, would not be surprised if countries like Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Poland start considering their own deterrents. After all, can the Americans even be trusted to act in their own national interests?

 

[MilEME09]

Unless we can get the Airbus Tiger built in Fort Erie.

Well we wouldn't have Australias issues with supply chains