New air-launched weapons

[Greene]

There's a new FMS case for explody things for the air force. Much of it seems to be related to Small Diameter Bombs (Increment I and II), but I'm not sure if some of the other items are separate weapons or components of the SDBs.

https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Ma...lay/Article/4348692/canada-air-strike-weapons

Hopefully this adds some new capabilities for the fighters.

 

[ytz]

That's not just for the fighters....

There's two other fleets coming online over the next few years that can use some of those things.

Over 3000 SDBs is pretty awesome.

 

[Greene]

That's not just for the fighters....

There's two other fleets coming online over the next few years that can use some of those things.

Over 3000 SDBs is pretty awesome.

I guess the CQ-9 is one of the fleets you're talking about. Is the P-8 the other one?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

That's not just for the fighters....

There's two other fleets coming online over the next few years that can use some of those things.

Over 3000 SDBs is pretty awesome.

That is beyond awesome…

 

[DBNSG]

That's not just for the fighters....

There's two other fleets coming online over the next few years that can use some of those things.

Over 3000 SDBs is pretty awesome.

Has that list been in the belly of the beast for a while or a new Government push?

 

[dapaterson]

Has that list been in the belly of the beast for a while or a new Government push?

FMS do not occur overnight.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

So, belly it is then.

 

[ytz]

Yes and no. Lately with stuff like this it's been more like.

"Hey. We saw this requisition for 20. We have money. You want 30?"

So I wouldn't be surprised if the numbers got pumped up a little. This is kinda how we hit 2% this fiscal.

I also wonder what the delivery schedule is for this. 3 years? 5 years? 10 yrs? And how much we might share with Ukraine. I say we give half of this to Ukraine and make a second order just like this one next year, when the government is still looking to spend.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Thy is one hell of an order. When is the last time we did that?

 

[ytz]

Thy is one hell of an order. When is the last time we did that?

And there's more of this kind of stuff coming. We said months ago, there's changes afoot. Money is actually flowing.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Can I place an order? I’d like to see every Halifax class frigate loaded for bear to the max, and at payoff just volley fire the works at targets.

 

[ytz]

If your WSMs aren't maxing out the orders, they are doing something wrong. Telling you guys, this is a billion dollar version of March Madness. Only instead of ordering office chairs they're ordering JDAMs by the thousands. This will only last as long as projects haven't gotten approved and started spending capital. We won't be doing this every year. But as long as the Prime Minister is intent on 2% and there's room in the Defence Budget, well.....