While not saying how much the plan would cost, sky high by DND standards must be really high.
Liberals announce $1.24B sole-sourced deal to upgrade search and rescue helicopter fleet
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That is the bureaucratic prime directive ... followed closely by Never Embarrass the Minister.
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…followed by Find a scapegoat….
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Better yet, form a committee to investigate it, and pray the public forgets about it. Then a small press release "nothing to see here, move on. These aren't the droids we're looking for.
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You could just outsource the whole thing.
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Bristow, 2Excel Secure UK Coastguard Contract | Aviation Week Network
Bristow Group has secured a 10-year contract with the UK’s Department of Transport to provide search-and-rescue services to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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You could just outsource the whole thing.
Bristow, 2Excel Secure UK Coastguard Contract | Aviation Week Network
Bristow Group has secured a 10-year contract with the UK’s Department of Transport to provide search-and-rescue services to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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How big is the UK coastline and country area compared to Canada...You could just outsource the whole thing.
Bristow, 2Excel Secure UK Coastguard Contract | Aviation Week Network
Bristow Group has secured a 10-year contract with the UK’s Department of Transport to provide search-and-rescue services to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
CMLU is finally moving forward, including additional machines to finally return to Trenton. Lots of announcements, maybe taking advantage of the holiday distractions?
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So 903 was a write-off, then? ( re: upgrade of 13…)
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It would seem so…
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Where are the "new" three coming from? Are they rebuilding the VH-71's?
I didn't think Leonardo was still making new ones.
I didn't think Leonardo was still making new ones.
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The 9 VH-71’s were apparently already transferred to Canada to be cannibalized for parts years ago.
Leonardo is still building them, but mostly in Commercial configurations.
There are some used ones for sale as well 15-25m USD (commercial to Mil birds)
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Yup I knew that in 2011 RCAF bought them. But the last government put out a presser thinking they would rebuild them. The rumour was the Marines said no and the manufacturer told them it was a no go too.
Sorry I had to delete a link.
someone caught before I got too much in touble
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That’s one of those articles that you can’t post here
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opps. Thanks I delete the link.
To refresh everyone's memory here is a picture of the Kestrels
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No ramp and no side door on the starboard side - looking at some other schematics - the airframe seems to have a lot of different structures from the Merlin type double door & ramp types - its basically a totally different airframe skeleton.
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With enough money, you can solve any problem, while creating a raft of other ones.
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