F-35: Designed to handle all roles
The Pierre Sprey’s argue that old school, lower tech aircrafts like the F-15 and F-16 are better choices and more...
Droning on
How unmanned combat aerial vehicles can augment the Canadian air force capability without breaking the bank
Bombardier CS300: A truly Canadian alternative
The Canadian government could look at contracting Bombardier to build a CS300 variant to replace the air force's aging fleet...
The US is using tech that could secure Canada’s Arctic
One of the cornerstones of the United States’ future systems is its cooperative engagement capabilities. This is a concept that...
Rising Dragon: China’s fighters pose a threat
Once labelled “the Sleeping Giant”, China has woken up and pushed the fast-forward button on developing its air capability. While...
The Replacements, Part 6: Rafale for Canada?
The Rafale was developed after a disagreement pushed its manufacturer, Dassault, from the early stages of the Eurofighter Typhoon program....
The Replacements Part 5: Is the F-35 “too good” for Canada?
Early Days The F-35 started in 1983 as the Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) program, and was initiated...
The Replacements Part 4: Gripen about the Next Fighter
After studying foreign aircraft including the F-16, F/A-18 and Dassault Mirage, Saab developed the imaginatively named “2105” (later renamed 2110)....
The Replacements: Part 3, The Eurofighter Typhoon
It started out as the “European Collaborative Fighter” (ECF) program which consisted of British Aerospace (BAE) and Germany’s Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB)...
The Replacements – Canada’s Future Fighters, Part Two
The Replacements Part II: Hornet’s Nest The numbers in Figure 1 are based on details found in the 2011...