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 of C-140 Auroras.
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……...