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I am all for getting this vehicle if it makes sense to do so, but does it make sense? The LAV IIIs are obviously being used more than ever thought, and are taking a lot of wear and tear. With that, the LAV fleet is going to be upgraded from what I've been reading. So with that, the CV90 would...

I was reading an issue of the Canadian Defence Review last week and in it there was an interview with a high ranking Naval officer (I forget his name/rank). In the interview he touched on Canada's procurement process and the way the country handles ship building. As I recall he did say that the...

Sorry, I'll plead ignorance on that one. I just assumed it would be.

It's been mentioned in passing as a possibility before (earlier by me as a mixed force with Super Hornets), but I haven't seen any concrete, defining reasons for the Gripen NG to not be in the running as the next sole fighter purchase. The big minus I can see is the one engine, but we're looking...

That is the first I heard of Greenland's possible move to independence or something resembling it. If Canada were to approach Greenland, what can our country give them that they are not receiving from Denmark? Obviously there is a distance factor, but beyond that are there specific reasons why...

I understand that part of its significant, and that is why I thought it might make more sense for Canada to take a step in the direction of calling the island neutral. As I said in the last post, we've already admitted that our own staelltie imagery says only a portion of it is ours. If we share...

I hadn't heard anything about the dispute over Hans Island in a while, so I did a news search and a google search and nothing really came up (Except for this non-sense http://www.freehansisland.com). I know in the summers when ice melts and the arctic becomes a crown jewel for countries...

That all makes sense, thank you. So with such a huge country with limited airbases, would having two engines not be extremely important, along with range? If that is the case, the SUpoer Hornet seems to have all of those things, with a smaller price tag.

Absolutely. It's certainly not a perfect decision, but if the cost of the JSF gets to be too rich for our blood so to speak, the Typhoon seems to be a pretty good option. I'm saying this as a complete outsider, so I am completely willing to get shot down (no pun intended). I guess my response...

Since operating two different fighters isn't realistic (one for home defence, the other in MUCH smaller numbers for expeditionary), it seems to me that the Eurofighter Typhoon would be a better buy. Despite already having dedicated money to R&D on the JSF, Canadian companies were able to bid on...

I'm certainly no expert, but having F/A-18E/f for air defence makes a lot of sense and would be a smart transition from what we fly now. As far as sending a different type overseas, what about the Gripen? I know there aren't a lot in service in comparison to some aircraft, but from what I've...