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2016-06-08 Great White North

Canada looks to delay tricky F-35 decision by buying Super Hornets

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Posted by gorb 2016-06-08 11:53|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 So it shares it's avionics with a 1980s plane. Commodore 128s for everyone!

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-06-08 12:02|| 2016-06-08 12:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Ars technica, REALLY?

And I guess I'll have to be weak on defense if y'all believe all the stuff from AT and Justin Trudeau is strong. What next, Ben Affleck as Batman?

The F18E/F was never fixed to have the advertised payload/combat radius specs.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-06-08 12:08|| 2016-06-08 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The Super Hornet is a really good multi-role fighter. Its only real drawback is that it has short little legs and can't go very far without a tanker.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-06-08 12:11|| 2016-06-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 And for Canadian air defense you need? Mission defines requirements. theirs is not the same as the USAF, plus Canada's printing presses aren't as deep as Washington's.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-06-08 12:22|| 2016-06-08 12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Awesome! We get the sell the Canadians aircraft two times. Must be nice have another Obama in office with that kind of money to burn.

Posted by Eohippus Snore8229 2016-06-08 13:49|| 2016-06-08 13:49|| Front Page Top

#6 ...FWIW, my understanding is that it might not be that easy - apparently LockMart got themselves one hell of a contract team because if the Canadians buy any F-18s, LockMart is dragging them to court. Popcorn, anyone?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-06-08 17:35|| 2016-06-08 17:35|| Front Page Top

#7 "And for Canadian air defense you need? Mission defines requirements. theirs is not the same as the USAF, plus Canada's printing presses aren't as deep as Washington's."

Which would suggest something more like an F-15 than an F-18, IF one were going to exclude the F-35. It'll be a long-range interceptor that can actually handle the ranges involved in patrolling the Canadian arctic.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-06-08 19:59|| 2016-06-08 19:59|| Front Page Top

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