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^ They also do a ton of things because of their defence industrial strategy. The Wedgetail is an Australian designed aircraft that the US is buying at least partly because it's the only option built in the US and available right now. If an AEW competition were to be run today, they'd be using...

This is where I'm at. I think both have merits. I dislike the automatic default idea that it's good just because the Americans bought it.

That's funny. Cause we had a patched ABM on my ASPOC course and his preferred option was something small like the GlobalEye. It was even one of his course presentations. He had experience with the Italian Air Force CAEW and said that would be just fine for the RCAF. And he was on TD from his...

I wouldn't be this pessimistic. Honestly. The RCAF is just in an awkward spot right now. The Griffons are getting old. But next gen rotorcraft aren't going to actually be operational till the mid-2030s. So anything we decide to acquire now, enters service just in time to be obsolete. Agree...

We aren't "wasting time". We need all the potential options to actually enter service and mature. If we get to 2032 and the only option is the V-280 that's what it'll be. But given that the first operational V-280 unit isn't going to be in service till 2031, it's extremely high risk to pull...

I know the history. It's sad that we missed out. I know DAR is gearing up to try this again with either V-280 or NGRC or even the Defiant (if it matures). Hence why we have GLLE to buy us some runway till next gen rotorcraft actually enter service. Hopefully, politics doesn't mess it up again.

It's more than the talent. There's infrastructure and entire supply chains that enable third line and depot level work at Mirabel. Kinda difficult to move that elsewhere. And it's also where our F-35 support is going.

Less politics than the reality that our entire deep maintenance organization for all our fighters are at Mirabel. You'll notice that I've never suggested Mirabel for any other fleet. Also, no big deal for those who wouldn't want to serve there. Post them to another base/fleet. There's...

The federal government is a lot bigger than most companies. And honestly, they actually do have reason to sue or blackball too. The government just never does it, except in the most egregious of circumstances. And this has created a culture of impunity amongst suppliers and contractors.

See. At least if she learned Arabic or those rugs were priceless antiques, we'd have a certain appreciation for those rumoured actions!

Their career system actually gives them more points for STEM Masters than just doing an MBA, as per the explanation given to me by American colleagues at NPS. For those generic briefs? Sure. Canned. But I have found a difference in the unscripted environment like when they are on a...

What? Their ratio of troops to flag O is higher. So fewer places to hide actually.

A lot of them are smart. But I notice a distinct difference from American GOFOs, from my short time in the US. And I do think the emphasis that Americans place on education (particularly STEM) and the more intense competition (relatively harder to make flag ranks) creates a better product...

In any competition, the evaluation will be all bid partners together. So for example, what happens when Bombardier and L3Harris team up? It's not just Boeing vs. Bombardier. Boeing also can't double count IRBs, they've used for past projects. I don't think it's nearly as straight forward as...

PMO can't make that decision by themselves. That requires concurrence from much higher. I know of some of the defects (like the CARP example above) with first hand knowledge too. It's unfortunate that nobody has stepped up to cancel the order.

Weird to call it a destroyer when our allies call them frigates.

It's using a Global 6500. Not an 8000. Look up the price of the 6500. And then look up the MTOW and guess why it's that specific number. Also, $11M is not exactly chump change. The profit margin on airliners is usually smaller than that. And with almost a thousand frames sold globally for...

By the way, those three King Air MAISRs we got? The US Army is looking to replace its King Air surveillance fleet with a solution likely based on the Global 6500. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2024/04/30/heres-when-the-us-army-will-pick-its-next-long-range-spy-plane/ They...

This is why commonality is so important and it's ridiculous that we aren't allowed to ever consider it in force design. How many positions could we save if we used the 130J for FWSAR and TAL and the 148 or 149 for TacHel, MH and RWSAR? We wouldn't solve everything but commonality would save...

Well yeah. It costs money to retain that kind of talent. Money that the government is not willing to spend. When the government decided to sue over MHP, the DJC had to bring in outside counsel because the government wasn't actually used to suing others and more used to being on the receiving...