Yup, they’re just trying to push things away that would hurt their campaign, and also delay things deliberately to reinforce splitting issues, like delaying gun control cut-off date to push the issue back for campaigning purposes.
Just pushing everything out is the same as buying nothing. But it has the advantage of looking like they are doing something. Both these programs are like that.
I don’t disagree with you on that. Rumblings are that direction from ‘MURKA to buy P-8A is on its way North shortly, so we shall see.
I'm pretty sure the GoC already committed on paper to it -- but hasn't yet announced it.
Agree. Some folks understand that PMJT was given a set period to sort out his announcement space, before someone else made the announcement. That time doth approacheth…
Times like this, I sort of wish I subscribed...
arstechnica.com
Maybe they looked north and saw examples of Bombardier’s ‘Flexible Grant Spiraling Cost’ model of business?Boeing: We don't like taking risk in firm fixed price contracts, in the defense and security sector.
What will this mean for CMMA?
Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts
"Rest assured we haven't signed any fixed-price development contracts, nor intend to."
They must have visited Stanfield International, and seen the IMP production line.Maybe they looked north and saw examples of Bombardier’s ‘Flexible Grant Spiraling Cost’ model of business?
IMP’s business model, since forever, was to hire retired annuitants and consider their military pension as part of their total compensation package, then (under) pay accordingly.
It was an open bid.A bit of the latest (archived link also here)
Industry minister won't say whether new military planes will be a sole-source deal
Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne won't say whether the process to replace a fleet of aging military patrol planes will be an open-source bid.www.ctvnews.ca
There you go making sense again ...
There should be little unknown "development costs" to the P-8 at this stage?Boeing: We don't like taking risk in firm fixed price contracts, in the defense and security sector.
What will this mean for CMMA?
Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts
"Rest assured we haven't signed any fixed-price development contracts, nor intend to."
There is still supply chain volatility.
Name a vehicle (land, sea or air) that isn't currently subject to supply chain volatility.
