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Yeah, the same Province that has a certain party that says it won't support another party (when it forms a minority government at the end of the month) if it doesn't support the Quebec Aerospace industry.....hmmmm ???

Well Saddam did destroy Kuwait's oil fields after the first gulf war, and he did try and destroy some of his own in the recent gulf war..........maybe, just maybe there was a precedent to defend them. You know, I'm sure if the Iraqi Camel milk industry was as important to their future economy...

I'm not too sure what you want to know? After reading the first couple of lines: I tend to lean towards this being a contract modification, to a previously awarded contract  ;) I'm not sure what your looking for?

If Bush was just looking for Oil, why didn't he let his friends drill in Alaska? I also find it hard to believe that Bush had some sort of Machiavellian plan to control Iraqi oil, but if he did, why not wait to go to war with Iraq until Spring of 2005 (second term), well maintaining his record...

Is an ARG one in the same as a MEU? Thats simple Cdn Blackshirt, the CPFs were not designed to provide air defence to a task group. It's like asking a Plumber to fix your car. The plumber was wasn't trained in mechanics, but (like TRUMP) if you throw enough money at him, you might be able to...

IMV, the AOR, Flex, MHP and the 280s replacement are the priority. With that said, those four programs are just replacing existing capabilities and if funded properly, should not pose any major problems intergrating into the current fleet. I'm sure everbody can agree on that. Now were...

Here's a (cheap) idea, if we ever wanted to look towards attack helicopters and looking for a replacement for the Griffon. As was mentioned before in this thread, the USMC is having their SuperCobras (rebuilt?) replaced with the Zulu version, also there are having their twin Huey's (rebuilt?)...

The CPF is not an air defence platform, I'd even doubt that it could defend itself against next generation Russian supersonic anti-ship missiles, let alone defend other ships. Huh? So your saying that other countries are developing area air defence ships to protect other ships against airborne...

And let me add, you are indeed the first that I've heard say the CPF have a "significant Anti-Missile Capability", could you expand on that? Perhaps, saying the CPF has the potentail to have a decent self defence capability in a low to medium threat environment is a more apt description.....

Cdn Blackshirt, you never answered my question, now go give her a think and by all means, get back to me. Well your at it, tell me why it is that a majority of NATO navies have either just completed, in the process of completing or have plans for in the near future of purchasing Area Air Defence...

Cdn Blackshirt, two questions, why does the United States Navy, escort it's Carriers with numerous Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers, when all they need is "and Aircraft patrolling at a distance"? Also, what happens if the "Aircraft patrolling at a distance" isn't able to splash the enemy...

That sounds like it might work, but I'm not too sure if any of the P&O (or other Brit flag) ships were armed in the Falklands, perhaps if Conveyor had of been armed with some sort of CIWS, the war might have been slightly shorter and a little less bloody for the kippers. I do agree with...

Was Col Douglas Macgregor a Marine? I ask because the USN has no plans to "get smaller" Phibs or Carriers in the near future (leaner crews perhaps), but after reading a few things in print and over the net, the Marines seem to be looking to get "bigger" in terms of shipping (Sea Base and Wasp...

I'm new, and because of that, I don't want to step on any toes, but I think both  ex-dragoon and Cdn Blackshirt numbers are slight skewed so I'll add my two "bits" to the topic: Just one WASP is in the ball park of over Three Billion (not million) per. So for three WASP LHDs, we would be...