Kelsey Berg looks at the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) recent acquisition of the Cyclone Helicopters and its procurement strategy. Additionally, she explores the gap between the current structure of the CAF’s available funding, the ‘ambition-capability’ gap and how this will affect the future of the CAF.
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