KevinB
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AC-130 with a slew of GAU-19 turrets slaved to some sort of AD Radar and STC aiming setup.
The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)
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Quirky
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How are we feeling about this new development? I am by no means an expert and am all for purchasing what we originally committed to, but perhaps having a couple alternative airframes for a split fleet isn't all that of a terrible idea?
Trump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia
A sale would mark a significant policy shift, potentially altering the military balance in the Middle East.www.reuters.com
Arab nations with these expensive aircraft are not serious threats. Having an F1 car doesn't mean you'll set F1 lap times.
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Anyone able to post this article which is behind a paywall?
www.theglobeandmail.com
Sweden’s Saab offers to build entire GlobalEye military surveillance plane in Canada
Building the aircraft in Canada would create 3,000 jobs
www.theglobeandmail.com
HavokFour
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Anyone able to post this article which is behind a paywall?
Sweden’s Saab offers to build entire GlobalEye military surveillance plane in Canada
Building the aircraft in Canada would create 3,000 jobs
Here you go.
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QV
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No way. This problem is wholly owned by the Trudeau decade of dithering and dilettante and now followed by Carney's "review". Entirely the makings of Canada's natural governing party.
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Not working yet, but it's still (to some, anyway) early days in rejigging the "buying jets" regime.
Canada ‘interested’ in Swedish firm Saab’s Gripen fighter jets, Joly says - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada did not get enough industrial benefit out of its F-35 deal with U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said.
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Another Lockheed schill speaking out. Seems Lockheed is seriously worried about losing a lucrative contract.
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While its not normally armed, the Pilatus PC-21 has five hardpoints for the provision of weapons systems.
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Ah yes those sneaky Lockheed schills, unlike the upright bastions of truth employed by Saab.
Rainbow1910
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The dastardly and evil Lockheed Martin shills versus the courageous and righteous Saab defence industry lobbyists.
Does Bristol still have the capability of getting in on any of this? At one time they were after the 1988 fighter contract if I recall. With Carney and Kinew's current rapport perhaps Man. might benefit instead of the usual Quebec and OntarioAnyone able to post this article which is behind a paywall?
Sweden’s Saab offers to build entire GlobalEye military surveillance plane in Canada
Building the aircraft in Canada would create 3,000 jobs
PrairieFella
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Bristol, Magellan and Boeing all have large footprints here. A shot in theaerospace would be nice
Both companies are hungry to feed at the Canadian trough. One is out in the open pretending to offer zillions in numbers of Canadian jobs and the other is employing people using their RCAF credentials (hence schill) to sell their product.
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LM will still have the P8 contract, the HIMARS contract, the AEGIS contract......
1) P8 - 10.4 billion CAD
2) HIMARS - 2.35 billion CAD
3) AEGIS - 2.30 billion CAD (for only the first 3, assume that value of 2.30$ X roughly 5) = +/- 11.5 billion
Total - roughly 25 billion CAD
LM is getting pretty thick on Canadian bacon.
Except that the P-8 is a Boeing product...
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Ouch - my bad.
Back out that out and we are at roughly 14 billion for LM for HIMARS and AEGIS.
Any other LM contract set and done?
You missed Lockheed is combat systems integrator for River Class including as you mentioned Aegis. RQ9B (Hellfires) , C130J and I’m sure other kit. Being the largest defence contractor in the world, Lochmart is bound to involved some of our contracts.
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It's almost like retired RCAF officials are some of the only people who can speak out on behalf of the RCAF for the F-35 without the potential of punishment for interference? If you want to call people shills, the amount of high ranking former Canadian officers hired by the US MIC basically precludes any official from speaking on the topic at all.
