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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
Logically, it would make sense to buy Airbus 330/KC-30. However, logic doesn't come into play too much with Canadian military procurement. They are more apt to direct that the fighter bidders re-design the fighters so as to be able to be refuelled with the current tankers.
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I'm a little fuzzy on that, but wasn't that part of the problem with the CF-18's, they wanted a Canadian designed fuel boom?
One of the things that I think is going to have to change is this whole Canadianize every weapons system.
At some point it really messes up procurement and time lines and costs.
I mean fine, harden them for cold weather. but if we're going to inter-operate in NATO and Norad, then we should be buying off of the shelf equipment.