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Originally Posted by speede5
I have many fighter pilot friends, one of whom has flown the Rafale, eurofighter and several other jets and the concensus of the fighter community is the F-35 is the aircraft for Canada. This decision was made by people with a lot more inside information than anyone in the public is privy too.
I have worked within DND's pilot training system my entire career including over 10 yrs reg force, and it is so frustrating having civilians decide what are the best tools for you to do your job. DND knows what it is expected to do, they know what is available, and they know what they need to do it. All delays do is put people in harms way, for what, some political posturing?
Government provides the budget and should provide oversight to ensure the purchase process is not tainted, other than that they need to butt out.
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Well, DND did say that 65 aircraft was the minimum for a new fleet. The government has stood firm that 9 billion is the budget. So with the current dollar, the F35 has priced itself out of contention anyway.