Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Canada’s defense department won’t say whether it received a Pentagon-withheld audit of America’s stealth fighter, as Ottawa reviews its order. Earlier audits found soaring...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Canada’s aging CF-18 fleet is on the up, it seems, with the Royal Canadian Air Force finally moving to bolster its legacy fighters with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
When the Royal Canadian Air Force announced it was opening a competition to replace its aging CF-18 fighters in 2017, the need was to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Canadian fighter jet debate has evolved from a procurement challenge into a high-stakes standoff over national sovereignty and the future of NORAD. As...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s refusal to make a timely decision on a CF-18 replacement and the F-35 left the RCAF in a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Ottawa’s long-delayed plan to buy 88 F-35s is back in play as Prime Minister Mark Carney weighs walking away from the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – A dozen retired Royal Canadian Air Force and CAF leaders have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging him not to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s Air Force is running out of runway. Aging CF-18s are costly to keep flightworthy, readiness is sliding amid...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Canadian government’s “procrastination” on replacing its “obsolete” 40-year-old CF-18 fighter fleet is a “disservice” to the nation. -With...