What? So we can fly the f-18s for another 10 years before they’re ready. This countries military and procurement process is a joke.
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If someone wants to make the case the Gripen is a suitable fighter for the RCAF to deploy in Europe or the Middle East to support NATO operations and those of other allies, fine. Make that case, historically we operated single-engine aircraft in Europe (F-86 and F-104) and twin-engine aircraft in Canada (CF-100 and F-101).
But the F-35 is the wrong fighter for the NORAD mission and the Gripen is wrong for the same reasons.
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What? So we can fly the f-18s for another 10 years before they’re ready. This countries military and procurement process is a joke.
If someone wants to make the case the Gripen is a suitable fighter for the RCAF to deploy in Europe or the Middle East to support NATO operations and those of other allies, fine. Make that case, historically we operated single-engine aircraft in Europe (F-86 and F-104) and twin-engine aircraft in Canada (CF-100 and F-101).
But the F-35 is the wrong fighter for the NORAD mission and the Gripen is wrong for the same reasons.