Colin Parkinson
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Don't be counting any chickens till they are in front of you. So what are the chances they would base fighters out of Comox again if they got some operational airframes?
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I believe the expression you're looking for is, "clutching at straws." :nod:Cdn Blackshirt said:
Colin Parkinson
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Dimsum said:
yea I am a dreamer, I also expect that having postings to places like Comox might actually help convince people to stay in....
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Jarnhamar said:
You make the process sound so leisurely.
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Dimsum said:
Yes it was good, but for extra points it needed a Top Gun reference. :nod:
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European options - service support
"the French Air Force on the whole is in a disastrous state, with 56 per cent of all its aircraft unfit to fly at any given moment..."
"Britain’s Royal Air Force, whose aircraft have been in constant use for many years in Afghanistan and Iraq, was criticised earlier this year when it was revealed that on average one in three of its multi-role Typhoon fighters and Tornado combat jets was unfit to fly."
"just one or two A400M turboprop transport planes out of a total of twelve are ready to take to the air."
"The Rafale, which is seen as one of the best multi-purpose fighter jets in the world, scores a respectable 49 per cent availability."
"The aim is to avoid the case of the Tiger helicopter, whose maintenance is currently split between so many different firms or military offices that it requires more than 30 separate contracts."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/16/ground-force-half-frances-military-planes-unfit-fly/
"the French Air Force on the whole is in a disastrous state, with 56 per cent of all its aircraft unfit to fly at any given moment..."
"Britain’s Royal Air Force, whose aircraft have been in constant use for many years in Afghanistan and Iraq, was criticised earlier this year when it was revealed that on average one in three of its multi-role Typhoon fighters and Tornado combat jets was unfit to fly."
"just one or two A400M turboprop transport planes out of a total of twelve are ready to take to the air."
"The Rafale, which is seen as one of the best multi-purpose fighter jets in the world, scores a respectable 49 per cent availability."
"The aim is to avoid the case of the Tiger helicopter, whose maintenance is currently split between so many different firms or military offices that it requires more than 30 separate contracts."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/16/ground-force-half-frances-military-planes-unfit-fly/
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Chris,
You make it sound like anyone in government is actually interested in things like availability or operational effectiveness.
Really, it is all about industrial offsets and regional benefits.
You make it sound like anyone in government is actually interested in things like availability or operational effectiveness.
Really, it is all about industrial offsets and regional benefits.
FSTO
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Why are they putting in ANOTHER layer of BS on our already overloaded procurement system. But its such a great idea that they don't even know what it means yet?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/procurement-canada-economic-clause-1.4450439
The lawyers will love it though!!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/procurement-canada-economic-clause-1.4450439
The lawyers will love it though!!
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Chris Pook said:
The A400M is a classic example of trying to build an all singing, all dancing piece of military hardware that tries to do everything but ends up doing nothing well.
The Euros wanted a plane that could do tactical and strategic airlift all in one. Bigger than a Herc but smaller than a Globemaster. Consider it validation for maintaining a mixed fleet of tactical and strategic airlift.
It also showed the downsides of consortiums that contain unreliable partners. Airbus has openly criticized the different governments involved due to their unrealistic expectations and flip-floppery over plane numbers.
I think it will be a good aircraft when it is finally FOC but, like our cyclone process, it's painful to get there.
I think we should be wary of buying anything from countries that work 30 hour work weeks and seem more interesting in sucking on olives and munching on cheese.
Partnerships with the Americans is a must IMO.
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Great find. Good thing we never did "... dirty our hands in the international arms industry." :
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Eagle Eye View said:
Whoever wrote "inflation and the weak dollar"into her script actually understood something ... and, therefore, probably never rose higher in the CBC or got a job anywhere in government.
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Quite on point... didn't someone say that history is bound to repeat itself at some point?
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That was almost...eerie...to watch.
