Canadian C-17s

Well it finally looks like we get to join the club. Expected govenment announcement in the next few days that the Canadian Forces will acquire 4 C-17s to fill the long-standing gap in our strategic airlift capablity.

The newly elected (January) Conservative govenment has made this a priority and has bypassed the traditional tendering process (which in my opinion) has delayed and politicized many acquisitions.

Hooray!!…. what to designate it…. CC-177… and most likely to be based at Trenton

now, how’s it sound in l’autre langue officielle… C-177 Maitre du monde