[Newsbot]

Title: Boeing touts fighter jet to rival F-35 � at half the price
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2013-02-27 18:16:42
Canadian

[1Peg]

If the government decides to choose the Super Hornet I wonder how many they will purchace.

[bootlegga]

I'd like to think we'd get more (say 80-90), but in this age of shaky economic times and deficits, I wouldn't hold my breath.

[BartSimpson]

bootlegga bootlegga:

I'd like to think we'd get more (say 80-90), but in this age of shaky economic times and deficits, I wouldn't hold my breath.

With all of that in mind then maybe now is the best time to cut a deal with Boeing?

[Thanos]

The problem for Canada is that the knobs at DOD will take the base $55 million Super Bug and turn it into a $75 million Super Bug with all the additions and deletions required for Canadian "kit". Who knew slapping all those bilingual stickers all over an airplane would end up adding so much to the cost?

[Jonny_C]

As this issue drags on, I'm leaning more and more toward Super Hornets.

It looks like a great aircraft, suited to our needs, proven design, a whole lot cheaper to buy and operate, and probably operational a lot sooner than F-35's.

If we could buy more of them that would be a plus too. Sixty to sixty-five front line fighters is not much. 90 to 100 would be better.

[bootlegga]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

As this issue drags on, I'm leaning more and more toward Super Hornets.

It looks like a great aircraft, suited to our needs, proven design, a whole lot cheaper to buy and operate, and probably operational a lot sooner than F-35's.

If we could buy more of them that would be a plus too. Sixty to sixty-five front line fighters is not much. 90 to 100 would be better.

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

[raydan]

bootlegga bootlegga:

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

"Government" and "savings"... two words that make me smile every time I see them used in the same sentence.

[Jonny_C]

bootlegga bootlegga:

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

Very likely. A fully-capable Arctic icebreaker perhaps? One could always hope.

raydan raydan:

"Government" and "savings"... two words that make me smile every time I see them used in the same sentence.

"Re-allocated unused political capital" then.

[BeaverFever]

Thanos Thanos:

The problem for Canada is that the knobs at DOD will take the base $55 million Super Bug and turn it into a $75 million Super Bug with all the additions and deletions required for Canadian "kit". Who knew slapping all those bilingual stickers all over an airplane would end up adding so much to the cost?

Don't forget the cost of changing "DOD" to "DND"

[Thanos]

D'oh.....

[bootlegga]

raydan raydan:

bootlegga bootlegga:

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

"Government" and "savings"... two words that make me smile every time I see them used in the same sentence.

Well, as I said, they would just spend it elsewhere, hence no real savings...

[bootlegga]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

bootlegga bootlegga:

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

Very likely. A fully-capable Arctic icebreaker perhaps? One could always hope.

We already have two heavy icebreakers (CGS Terry Fox and CGS Louis St.Laurent), with one more coming on stream in 2017 - CGS Diefenbaker.

Unfortunately, CGS Diefenbaker is to replace the CGS Louis St.Laurent, so we'll still only have two.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipment_ ... oast_Guard

[Gunnair]

bootlegga bootlegga:

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

As this issue drags on, I'm leaning more and more toward Super Hornets.

It looks like a great aircraft, suited to our needs, proven design, a whole lot cheaper to buy and operate, and probably operational a lot sooner than F-35's.

If we could buy more of them that would be a plus too. Sixty to sixty-five front line fighters is not much. 90 to 100 would be better.

That might be possible if the government waas running a surplus, but odds are, the deal will stay as it is and the government will 'pocket' the savings to spend elsewhere.

Likely on the woefully under budgeted ship building program

[Jonny_C]

bootlegga bootlegga:

Unfortunately, CGS Diefenbaker is to replace the CGS Louis St.Laurent, so we'll still only have two.

For the vast amount of Arctic we have, that seems woefully inadequate.