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Canada Scraps Plan to Buy Boeing Fighter Jets Amid Trade Dispute With Bombardier
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is scrapping a plan to buy 18 Boeing Co (BA.N) Super Hornet fighter jets amid a deepening dispute with the U.S. aerospace company, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. (www.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
perhaps Canada's "strategy" ;-{) is to drag the decision along till drones are the way to go. Unmanned will happen.
If crap ever hits the fan for Canada, admittedly unlikely, "Who ya going to call" Australia, France, UK? This technology mostly exists at the expense of the US tax payer. It's easy to forget that the world is still a very dangerous place, even if you are Canada. Unfortunately you don't need to look far to see how easily Crazy types can get elected somewhere and change the landscape literally overnight.
I suggested the Rafael but the Liberals are buying like they did with the submarines.
Agreed, but both Liberals and Conservative Defense Departments dither forever. Get the Fighter that compliments our economy and that we can realistically afford. The European Aircraft meet our current needs. Additionally, Jeff's idea about the Typhoon is realistic as well. The American pricing is geared towards maximizing profit minimizing benefits. We must push for a deal that we build them in a new factory under license. Creating 1000's of new job's in Canada in the high-tech sector and the industrial spinoffs would have
must benefit this critical component of our economy.
must benefit this critical component of our economy.
Canada. who are you planning to invade????...Canada needs Fighter Jets??? what for, to waste gas and people's Taxes...very stupid.
geraldo we belong to NATO, NORAD and the United Nations. These are commitments to the international community. We are obliged to go to countries with our military aid to discourage Russian aggressive adventurism. The Transport aircraft have military as well as humantarian needs. Finally, we monitor the borders, control drug and human smuggling. Our military is more than just F-18s We are improving our search and rescue capabilities. I am afraid you have an extremely and limited capability bordering on naive. We need this capability in order to meet our international Alliances. You shout read von Clausewitz' A book entitled "On War."You must read Dr. Azar Gat's views on contemporary warfare. I wish the world was truely as simple as you see it, however" reality presents a very disturbing image of the future.
Hi Randall...If countries would mind their own business and not go around the world with wars and revolts that only make things worse this would be a better world, but politicians and corporations don't like that.
When Intercontinental missiles start flying over Canada or anywhere else having fighter jets will not do anything worth their price or salt. Great!! for transport aircraft, ambulance planes and Helicopters, no quarrel with those, everyone who can afford them should have some. I am a pilot and love aviation But again, you only need fighters if you going out to fight other fighters, and I guess Canada does not want to do that. You might be the naive one thinking that it is a good thing to get super jets to do border patrol..you must be living in the 1950s. Now if you want to go bomb ISIS get some.....good day.
When Intercontinental missiles start flying over Canada or anywhere else having fighter jets will not do anything worth their price or salt. Great!! for transport aircraft, ambulance planes and Helicopters, no quarrel with those, everyone who can afford them should have some. I am a pilot and love aviation But again, you only need fighters if you going out to fight other fighters, and I guess Canada does not want to do that. You might be the naive one thinking that it is a good thing to get super jets to do border patrol..you must be living in the 1950s. Now if you want to go bomb ISIS get some.....good day.
I have absolutely no quarrel with a man who speaks his mind honestly. I disagree with some of your points others are spot-on. If you are supporting a nation without heavy lift capabilities - for mobile hospitals, troops and tanks. You still require a fighter escort. A case for the Canadian Airlift capability is poor but they build some of the finest aircraft today.
Actually, Randall, the Canadian airlift capability has improved tremendously...we are not a nation of hundreds of bases, but no longer do we have to pick up the phone and call to get troops and gear moved or to get DART to where it needs to go...the newer CC-130J's and CC-177 Globemaster's handle that role well..occasionally we must call ADB for the AN124, but so do other, heavier equipped, countries.
As for fighter jets, you are correct that we need them..not just for lift escort duties but general peace of mind, border patrol and recon in the north, and commitments.
As for fighter jets, you are correct that we need them..not just for lift escort duties but general peace of mind, border patrol and recon in the north, and commitments.