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F-35: Designed to handle all roles

Chris Black, January 3, 2018 11 min read

The Pierre Sprey’s argue that old school, lower tech aircrafts like the F-15 and F-16 are better choices and more……...

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Droning on

Chris Black, March 28, 2016 8 min read

How unmanned combat aerial vehicles can augment the Canadian air force capability without breaking the bank

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Bombardier CS300: A truly Canadian alternative

Chris Black, January 26, 2016 7 min read

The Canadian government could look at contracting Bombardier to build a CS300 variant to replace the air force's aging fleet of C-140 Auroras.

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The US is using tech that could secure Canada’s Arctic

Chris Black, October 26, 2015 4 min read

One of the cornerstones of the United States’ future systems is its cooperative engagement capabilities. This is a concept that……...

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Rising Dragon: China’s fighters pose a threat

Chris Black, October 15, 2015 5 min read

Once labelled “the Sleeping Giant”, China has woken up and pushed the fast-forward button on developing its air capability. While……...

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The Replacements, Part 6: Rafale for Canada?

Chris Black, October 8, 2015 6 min read

The Rafale was developed after a disagreement pushed its manufacturer, Dassault, from the early stages of the Eurofighter Typhoon program……....

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The Replacements Part 5: Is the F-35 “too good” for Canada?

Chris Black, September 29, 2015 7 min read

Early Days The F-35 started in 1983 as the Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) program, and was initiated……...

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The Replacements Part 4: Gripen about the Next Fighter

Chris Black, September 22, 2015 5 min read

After studying foreign aircraft including the F-16, F/A-18 and Dassault Mirage, Saab developed the imaginatively named “2105” (later renamed 2110)……....

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The Replacements: Part 3, The Eurofighter Typhoon

Chris Black, September 15, 2015 5 min read

It started out as the “European Collaborative Fighter” (ECF) program which consisted of British Aerospace (BAE) and Germany’s Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB)……...

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The Replacements – Canada’s Future Fighters, Part Two

Chris Black, September 8, 2015 5 min read

The Replacements Part II: Hornet’s Nest The numbers in Figure 1 are based on details found in the 2011……...

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