Samer Khurshid examines the story of the Canadian CF-105 Avro Arrow and how a re-imagined Arrow would be Canada’s best bet in the Stealth Age.
Tag: CF-18 Hornet
New Plan to Replace the CF-18 Remains Politicized, But Could It Work?
Grab 18 surplus Hornets from Australia by 2019 and launch a new replacement competition to conclude in 2022 with deliveries in 2025. Will this end the tired debate?
The Canadian Super Hornet: An Obituary
The Liberal government fumbled their attempt to fulfill their election promises to promptly and appropriately outfit the RCAF with badly-needed fighter planes. Now, they must scramble to save face.
The Monocle Daily’s Interview with Alexis Amini on Canada’s Fighter Jet Procurement
On Wednesday, March 8th, Canadian Armed Forces program editor Alexis Amini was interviewed by the Monocle Daily on the topic of Canada’s fighter jet procurement.
Top Royal Canadian Air Force Procurement Projects: What You Need to Know
In part two of a three part series, Alexander Sawicki explains all of the major Canadian Forces procurement projects currently underway in the RCAF.
Are the F-35’s Enough?
Claudia Nieroda discusses the need to diversify the Canadian government’s procurement portfolio.
Canada’s Defence Industrialization: Offsets and the F-35
Canada faces two program options in replacing its 79 operational CF-18 Hornets: replacing them entirely with 65 new F-35s at $17 billion to $45.8 billion or repairing the current Hornets. Currently, Canada has paid the latest payment to the F-35’s Joint Strike Fighter program, delaying the imminent decision the Liberal government faces in replacing the […]
Matching Reality with Necessity: A Defence Policy to 2025
The NATO Association of Canada presents “Matching Reality with Necessity: A Defence Policy to 2025”
Domestic Protectionism and the Value Preposition Guide (Part II of IV)
In the second of a four part series, Jonas looks at the implications of an important part of the Defence Procurement Plan, the domestically oriented Value Preposition Guide
The Trouble with Canadian Defence Procurement: A Layman’s Introduction (Part I of IV)
As Ottawa rolls out its new Defence Procurement Strategy, Jonas examines the past problems that have plagued Canadian Forces acquisitions in the first of a four part series.