Came across this article a short while ago:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper scolded the Liberals on Friday over their criticism of the Conservatives’ multibillion dollar plan to purchase 65 fighter jets from a U.S. manufacturer.
Ottawa expects to pay $9 billion for the F-35 jets, which would be delivered by 2016. With service costs, however, the price tag could jump to $16 billion.
The issue is likely to become a key divider in the next federal election, where fiscal planning is expected to figure prominently.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has said he would scrap the sole-source purchase, which would replace Canada’s aging CF-18s, and open up the process to multiple bidders.
For Canadas choice of the F-35, there seems to be a lot of mixed feelings about the decisions made. Theres even quite a few mixed feelings in that article and a lot on the comments section.
So it seems that if the Liberal Leader had his way, he’d scrap the F-35 and open up the process to multiple bidders.
And that got me thinking, what other aircraft would Canada like to have on offer? Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen? Any others that anyone would think would suite their needs? Personally I’d think the first two I mentioned would be ideal for Canada.
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January 20, 2011 at 6:31 pm