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November 25, 2018 at 2:37 am in reply to: Military Aviation News #2123927

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CF-18 replacement delays fuelling exodus of pilots from RCAF, insiders say

https://www.thestar.com/politics/fed…iders-say.html

The oft-delayed purchase of new fighter jets is contributing to a flight of pilots out of the Royal Canadian Air Force to the civilian sector, causing a critical shortage of skilled aviators to fly Canada’s aging fleet of CF-18s, insiders say.

September 16, 2017 at 5:09 pm in reply to: Canadian Fantasy Fleet #2005407
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If you want to go with a new MPA why not consider using the new Bombardier CSeries as the airframe and call it the ‘Argus II’!

Manning a craazy large fleet is frankly out of the question. So I would keep it simple with a modest expansion of 13 additional hulls over what the RCN currently fields would be a stretch to integrate but not out of the question.
- 12 Halifax replacements ship for ship
- scrap 6 Kingston Class ships and convert the remaining 6 to true minehunters. Build 6 corvettes like the Braunschweig’s the German Navy is building to back up the frigates and destroyers and provide a real combat capabiity the Kingston’s simply canot provide
- 4 Horizon/Burke/Daring class destroyers with the command facilities, Area air defense and perhaps an anti missile capability that would replace and enhance what the old Iroqious class once provided
- The upcoming Protecteur class AOR’s (based on the German Berlin class) are going to be a massive upgrade on what the old retired ships are going to bring – no need to do anything else here
- The ‘Asterisk’ ‘interim’ AOR being converted by Davie should be permanently retained as well to support an an increased operational tempo
- SSN’s or some top flight SSK (of the capability of the JMSDF Soryu class) – around 6 say, would enhance the ability of the RCN to do more under ice operations up north. Both the Russians AND USN need to know that the RCN is capable of monitoring what goes on up top. Having a TLAM capacity would be a no brainer as well.
- A ‘SOSUS” type system up north in some of the choke points like those in the Northwest passage is definitely needed as well to help the RCN be smart about know where and when to deploy their forces
- A RCAF base up north to support MPA’s on a permanent or at least an extended TDY basis. Iqaluit would be a great choice. You can also base a MALE UAV capability there as well
- Two LPD’s of the class of HMS Albion or the USN San Antonio Class. One on each coast to help the Army do its thing and of course to assist in disaster relief
- 3 top flight arctic icebreakers that are armed with at least a 76mm Oto Melara pop gun to show the flag and patrol up north all year long! There are a few spares lying around from the old Iroqious class decomissioning.
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December 23, 2016 at 5:21 am in reply to: PLAN News Thread #4 #2009987

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901 class AOE also began sea trial

quite symbolic of a ship, for the navy’s future.

Wondering if the PLAN AOR’s are compatible with NATO ships? Could this AOR for example refuel a Canadian Frigate or a British Destroyer if they were part of say an anti piracy group?

December 4, 2016 at 3:49 am in reply to: Sea sparrow effectiveness #2138379

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Royal Canadian Navy Iroqouis Class Destroyers in the 80’s had two Sea Sparrow Launchers:

via Wikipedia:

‘…For anti-air defense the ship was armed with one Mk III RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile system. The Iroquois class had two Sea Sparrow launchers installed, each with four missile cells which allowed the ship to launch eight missiles at a time for point defense. The ships carried a total of 32 missiles. The launchers were located at the forward end of the superstructure and retracted into the deckhouse…’

November 22, 2016 at 11:38 pm in reply to: Canadian Fighter Replacement #2146233

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REJOICE

Today makes the possibility of a F-35 buy less likely than it would have been yesterday.

November 20, 2016 at 4:31 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News #2148341

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Canadian Govt again considering F-18E/F as a replacement for CF-18’s

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/liberals-again-considering-sole-source-purchase-of-super-hornet-fighter-jets-to-replace-cf-18s

October 29, 2016 at 4:27 pm in reply to: Very light anti-tank plane #2172829

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A Canadian Warbird restorer took a stab at building something like this in the 80’s – called the ‘Defender’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Defender_(1988_film)

October 22, 2016 at 5:03 am in reply to: Russia moving tac air troops to Syria #2188400

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For a ship that has spent SIGNIFICANT time in refit over the past few years the boilers me thinks on Kuznetsov are in real poor shape creating so much BLACK smoke as they are.

Frankly depending on wind conditions a lot of those (by USN and Areonavale standards!) novice pilots are going to have a ton of challenges landing back on deck with so much acrid black smoke around.

June 29, 2016 at 3:44 am in reply to: Military Aviation News #2202697

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Obama has not provided money for spares. Jets only fly by cannibalizing parts from other jets. It’s the worst time since Jimmy Carter tried to unilaterally lose the Cold War in the late 1970s.

Drivel from the Neo Cons.

Last I looked Obama does not cut any checks to pay bills. That’s up to those wingnuts in the US Republican led Congress to do. A majority Republican House does not have to pass any Defense appropriations bill or budget they don’t want to.

March 3, 2016 at 2:21 am in reply to: What happened to the British aircraft manufacturing industry? #918305

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They put oval windows and all rounded apetures in the Comet back in the day before the spate of crashes it had and I tell you now things would be very very different today.

October 24, 2015 at 2:47 am in reply to: "Whatif" that aircraft had those markings thread #2164398

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RCN Skyhawks…

Wishful thinking perhaps but perhaps this might have kept the `True North Strong & Free`in the flattop game.

May 23, 2015 at 12:50 am in reply to: Military Aviation News-2015 #2179709

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Now perhaps Sikorsky can put some effort into trying to fix their absolutely disgraceful performance to date on getting the CH-149 Cyclone programme sorted.

March 13, 2015 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Best subsonic fighter of the 50's #2215006

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J29 Tunnan and CF100 Canuck merit at least a mention do they not?

January 11, 2015 at 3:35 am in reply to: PLAN News Thread #4 #2025397

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Why so? I am from Turkey, emotionally I don’t give a s*** about either country or their Navy. As an Engineer, I DO admire Kuznetsov class;… pound for pound, I DO believe its the most effective carrier design sailing today.

due respect that is about the silliest sentence I have ever read on this board. the Nimitz Class, ten totally proven well built combat tested carriers are ‘pound for pound’ the best there is. Millions of miles sailed + likely launches and recoveries into the millions since the early 1970’s certainly proves it to me.

November 3, 2014 at 12:52 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News-2014 #2266573

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RCAF CF-18’s drop first bombs on ISIS/ISIL targets in Iraq

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-warplanes-drop-first-bombs-against-islamic-state-in-iraq/article21420324/
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