Awwww shinguardballs....we're stuck with them...
Quote:
In a news release late on Friday, the federal government announced a deal with aircraft-manufacturer Sikorsky to start receiving 28 “fully capable” CH-148 Cyclone helicopters in four years. The helicopters are designed to replace the nearly 50-year-old Sea Kings on the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates for military operations around the world.
Ottawa refused to state on Friday whether it will receive the entire fleet in 2018 or over a longer period.
Between 2015 and 2018, the Canadian Forces are planning to operate Cyclones with “sufficient” operational capability to start replacing the Sea Kings, but not the full capabilities that Ottawa is paying $5.7-billion to obtain.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...board/follows/
Translation - they will fly like a utility chopper but I wouldn't expect an ASW suite anytime soon. Hey, if it looks like we have choppers to the voters, they'll think we have choppers...
I look forward to thread bumping this till 2018 and beyond.... There is no way this wraps up in 4 years time.