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Originally Posted by speede5
And this is exactly the attitude which has Canada with such a limited armed forces. We ned to be able to stand on our own two feet. You want an Airforce, you have to buy planes. I've been working on them for over 20 years and it's pretty pathetic what Canada has compared to most of the G nations. People need to quit whining when we spend a few bucks on equipment which we are going to suck every usable ounce af capability out of. We have gotten 5x our money's worth out of the 18's, herc's, buff's, and 20x out of the sea-kings.
It's hard to comprehend ~9 billion dollars being any sort of deal, but it's not like buyng a Ford at the local dealer. These contracts includes tooling, spare parts, support equipment, training, simulators, and is going to have a maintenance component built in.
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You have to remember, Canada has a population that is smaller than the whole of California so in perspective, what we are spending on National Defense is proportional to that.