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DemolitionCat · 10-27-2010, 06:07 PM

Again, it depends on what we want.

Did we do the Forces a service by holding out and making them fly Sea Kings for an extra 10 years so our new helicopters won't be obsolete so fast?

When was the last time we had to sneak up on some Taliban stealth fighters?

Is the F35 the sexiest plane out there? Sure. Is it the right one for us? If we believe the "Canada First" talk, I'm thinking no, or perhaps not in the numbers proposed if we can't even get a single real ice breaker out of port.

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DemolitionCat Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: See the 'Dome from the living room, Rockies from bedroom, and fantasies from there on Exp:	Again, it depends on what we want. Did we do the Forces a service by holding out and making them fly Sea Kings for an extra 10 years so our new helicopters won't be obsolete so fast? When was the last time we had to sneak up on some Taliban stealth fighters? Is the F35 the sexiest plane out there? Sure. Is it the right one for us? If we believe the "Canada First" talk, I'm thinking no, or perhaps not in the numbers proposed if we can't even get a single real ice breaker out of port.