One of the things which struck me as odd was the order for those Sikorsky S-92. I am not against the aircraft itself, but rather the logic behind the contract. The Canadian Armed Forces have very little money top spend and they went and selected a type which will require a new infrastructure in order to operate. To me, this makes absolutely no sense as, in this day of needing to save money at all cost, it would have made more sense to order more CH-149 Cormorant differently equipped for this mission.
As for the airlift capability, it was a wise decision to make the purchase of these four C-17s while the replacement for the C-130 and the Buffalo should have been brought down to a single type. I could be wrong but again, introducing two different types might be a little more expensive, even if the two favoured aircraft use the same engines and other instruments. I would think that buying an extra five to eight C-130J would be enough to fulfill the role that would see the C-27J fill.
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