The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[ytz]

I don't think we will see many of the 4-4.5 Gens going anywhere soon. The F16, 15 etc will be around for another 15-20 years.

The F-16 will definitely be out of American inventory by 2050. But we're planning on keeping anything we buy well past that. This is the problem.

 

[MilEME09]

The F-16 will definitely be out of American inventory by 2050. But we're planning on keeping anything we buy well past that. This is the problem.

However, with the case of the Gripen, with a full tech transfer, this means we could do our own upgrade programs, modifications and keep replacement components going, potentially down the pipe of an in house program to replace it in 20+ years.

F35, how hard will it be to upgrade in 10 years even?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I'm not even sure of what I'm asking, but I seem to recall some talk about the F35 and electronic interoperability with other aircraft. Is the Gripen able to link with and work in conjunction with F35's electronics? If it can't, how do we operate under the new continental defence dome? I assume the US would be using F35s.

Make sense?

 

[JLB50]

I wish that guy would just shut his trap.

The more Canada does what Trump and Hoekstra want, the worse things will get for us. They want nothing less than to destroy us as a nation so that they can pick up the pieces. The two of them think like hedge fund managers. They smell blood and want to go in for the kill.

 

[childs56]

The F-16 will definitely be out of American inventory by 2050. But we're planning on keeping anything we buy well past that. This is the problem.

Yet indications are the F16 will be in service with the US military until at least 2048 and longer if they can push the airframes past the 12000hr mark. We are looking at 20-25years from now. Which means it might not be a bad idea to buy a decent 4.5 gen aircraft.

 

[Czech_pivo]

The more Canada does what Trump and Hoekstra want, the worse things will get for us. They want nothing less than to destroy us as a nation so that they can pick up the pieces. The two of them think like hedge fund managers. They smell blood and want to go in for the kill.

75% to go, 25% completed.

That’s how we need to look at things. We’re close to having completed 1 of the 4yrs we have to deal with Trump.