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Both can be truePretty sure someone from Cabinet said, uhm what do you think you will gain from this non case…there will be plenty of cake for you
later…
Both can be truePretty sure someone from Cabinet said, uhm what do you think you will gain from this non case…there will be plenty of cake for you
later…
…don’t forget the Skyhawks.Golf courses are the CAF's vital ground, together with Oriole, the Ceremonial Guard and the Snowbirds.
like in the Idiocracy scene?…there will be plenty of cake for you
later…
Pretty sure their lawyers said, uhm what do you think you will gain from this non case…
or they pulled a flex, told bombardier to shut up or they will drop the terrifs on boeings civilian aircraft that they caused all that fuss about.Maybe Fisher Price threatened to sue Bombardier for stealing their fake airplane toy and trying to make a bigger model of it…
Good for them.Well Bombardier defense signed a deal with the US Army.
Bombardier wins US Army contract for new spy plane prototype
Bombardier will supply its Global 6500 business aircraft as a prototype for the Army's newest aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plane.www.defensenews.com
Long time in the works. HADES follows successful implementation of two previous airframes (ARES and ARTEMIS). This activity line was messaged years and years ago when the U.S. Army announced the decommissioning of the MC-12 fleets.Well Bombardier defense signed a deal with the US Army.
Bombardier wins US Army contract for new spy plane prototype
Bombardier will supply its Global 6500 business aircraft as a prototype for the Army's newest aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plane.www.defensenews.com
As much as I'm pro P-8 and think Bombardier has been whiny as well as depended on government support for far too long I think it IS good for them...and good for Canada to have a domestic aircraft company that is making inroads into the military market. Maybe someday they WILL actually have a proven Canadian-made military aircraft that suits our needs. That's not a bad thing.Good for them.
…except that the C-295 wasn’t in the bid.Meanwhile, in Spain.
Spain orders 16 Airbus C295 in Maritime Patrol and Surveillance configurations - Naval News
The Spanish MoD has ordered 16 Airbus C295 aircraft in MPA configuration and MSA configuration. The contract amounts to €1.695 billion.www.navalnews.com
Good thing they announced this after the P-8 was selected, or we could have had the prospect of getting stuck with even more Kingfishers.
I know, but I wouldn't put it past this government to change the requirements and solicit a bid for an aircraft in service in another role.…except that the C-295 wasn’t in the bid.
True but I’m more of the opinion that given the Griffon over Blackhawk and other decisions made by both Lib and Conservative governments that the CAF is often looked as a jobs program so I’d put down it likely to incompetence than malice.I know, but I wouldn't put it past this government to change the requirements and solicit a bid for an aircraft in service in another role.
Of course, between the Kingfisher, the Cyclone, the LSVW and the TAPV, to name but a few, there's always the possibility of a real life version of Ian MacCullom's "traitorous Elbonian defense minister" thought experiment, where he chooses the worst equipment to sabotage a military without getting caught.
The requirements aren’t set by the GoC - they’re set by the Project office.I know, but I wouldn't put it past this government to change the requirements and solicit a bid for an aircraft in service in another role.
Pesky requirements can be ignored on Ministerial Whim. Ask Marcel Masse….The requirements aren’t set by the GoC - they’re set by the Project office.
To solicit a bid for another role means to effectively create another project.
It’s scarily worrisome how fast UH-60 was crossed out on a whim isn’t it.Pesky requirements can be ignored on Ministerial Whim. Ask Marcel Masse….
Read “ no American helicopters please. I have my job to consider “It’s scarily worrisome how fast UH-60 was crossed out on a whim isn’t it.
Ummmhmmmm…It’s scarily worrisome how fast UH-60 was crossed out on a whim isn’t it.
I hadn’t followed that saga but was it because Bell already had something to show, as opposed to Bombardier during CMMA?Read “ no American helicopters please. I have my job to consider “
No, probably better offline /elsewhere to discuss as it would out a few folks.I hadn’t followed that saga but was it because Bell already had something to show, as opposed to Bombardier during CMMA?