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Originally Posted by FlameyMcFlameFace
I hope when Canada launches this fighter jet contest that our top air force pilots/personnel will have a say in the matter.
To me, at this point, I trust our Canadian pilots to tell us whats best for them. Whether they say the F-35, Gripen, or whatever it may be or what tests they conduct. Their word is good enough for me for our future fighters.
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They have been unanimously asking for the F-35 for years and no one seems to be listening. I don't know a single person in the community who thinks there is any other option.
This is a massive boondoggle, and is going to have a ripple effect all the way down to the entry level training program in Portage. This government has it's head firmly planted in the sand.
DND is trying to get competitions going for all levels of pilot training, Portage, Moose Jaw and Cold Lake, and without knowing the fighter no one can really put in any sort of proposals. We have already extended NFTC and will probably have to do a second extension just to get to the replacement announcement. Uggh.