Guess I'm daft, but you would think that the majority of that training would be handled by the winning fighter's company and they would use their own current training facilities. At last for the transition?
This seems like an extra level of cost to me.
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Guess I'm daft, but you would think that the majority of that training would be handled by the winning fighter's company and they would use their own current training facilities. At last for the transition?
This seems like an extra level of cost to me.
It actually reduces the cost. We use the Hawk for phase 3 and 4 right now, 3 is the basic jet course and 4 is the lead in training, which reduces the hours required on the final fighter.
DND can't design a new lead in program without knowing what the end aircraft is, which is why the NFTC program has been extended once and most likely will get another extension in a couple years.
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Defence Watch recently reported that the Canadian government project to buy new fighter jets does not include replacement aircraft to deal with those lost to attrition.
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But some readers noted that in a 2012 examination into the Conservative plans to buy 65 F-35s, the Auditor General’s office pointed out that another 14 fighter jets might be needed to deal with attrition. Here is what the AG noted at the time:
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The Rafale and the Typhoon aren't being seriously considered at this point because they're older and their production runs are coming to an end. So likely if Canada wants to stick with talking Euro made jets its a whole new developed airframe which we can't really wait for.
the competition comes down to the JAS-39 and the F-35, the JAS-39 is cheaper and they are working on stealth detection, which is probably based around some form of I would guess Quantum radar. The F-35 is ahead of the curve on the technology side and is upgradible for future capability.
While defeating of Stealth is good, the F-35 has a sensor advantage and the ability to actively go after detective systems and a better ability to see and control the entire battlefield.
The Super Hornet isn't really being considered here.
I would expect that the Canadian fighter jet replacement is going to be cut down to the Gripen and the F-35 fairly quickly.
Unless of course, Airbus/Bombardier get favorable treatment to buy obsolete airframes like the Typhoon or Rafale and "upgrade them"
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