Canada is offered a deal they can't refuse

[The Heretic]

Never assume that you are the "only game in town", like the USA did/does and anger you closest ally.

Don't give the impression that your ally can't always depend on you.

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[Stomper]

Hey.... you should accept our offer, because those are some very nice northern provinces you have there.... and it'd be a real shame if something bad were to happen to 'em!

 

[1911Fanatic]

Well, it sounds like a better deal for Canada taking Sweden's offer than going with our planes. Good for them, especially if the aircraft is more capable in an Arctic environment than our planes. Good for NATO too. I wonder how this Swedish plane compares to what the Russian's or the Chinese have.

 

[Nosferatu]

Good. The American shift to preventing independent shops and individuals the right to repair what they bought and paid for needs to be challenged at the highest levels.

Maybe this will be a wakeup call that even Military goods aren't exempt from it.

Having access to all the technology and manufacturing on domestic soil changes everything. bubblegum Lockheed.

 

[The Heretic]

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[Stomper]

Well, it sounds like a better deal for Canada taking Sweden's offer than going with our planes. Good for them, especially if the aircraft is more capable in an Arctic environment than our planes. Good for NATO too. I wonder how this Swedish plane compares to what the Russian's or the Chinese have.

Well.... if their planes are anything like the POS SAABs and Volvos that they crank out, Canaduh is gonna be hating life and saying, "uff-da" before you know it.

 

[TTSX]

Well.... if their planes are anything like the POS SAABs and Volvos that they crank out, Canaduh is gonna be hating life and saying, "uff-da" before you know it.

My experience tell me I'd take almost any modern foreign vehicle over a modern American one. The quality isn't there but the recalls and warranty work sure are. Wouldn't surprise me if military equipment is similar.

 

[The Heretic]

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[The Heretic]

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[albin25]

Im old enough to remember when Canada was actually able to design/produce its OWN fighter jets. I think they were built by a company called AVRO and named the Arrow or CF100..
Having lived there for my first 35 years, and knowing how Canada does things….
…. they'll likely forget to keep an adequate domestic parts inventory to maintain the 9 jets they actually take delivery of 8 years late and over budget. They'll then be stationed at a BC (or Quebec) airbase controlled by the Whoopeeddabed Tribe and held for ransom to be paid annually at a "land acknowledgement" ceremony on center field of the Grey Cup game.

Or… somesuch nonsense ehh?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Don't matter none..since these are the Canadian Ace pilots....
Andy

 

[TTSX]

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Don't matter none..since these are the Canadian Ace pilots....
Andy

Take off, eh

 

[Stomper]

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Don't matter none..since these are the Canadian Ace pilots....
Andy

I see that he's holding the latest Canadian design in multiple tracking targeting lasers....

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Take off, eh

Copy, ya hoser!

 

[CamoDeafie]

Just to screw with y'all, the Saab Gripen is powered by a Volvo produced version of the same engine that's in the F/A-18 series.... The General Electric F404. Also used in the Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk trainer plane. A non-afterburn version is in the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk. I do believe the Northrop F-20 had a F404 as well.
So, there's not much maintenance differences between the Volvo engine and the F404 used in the Canadian CF-18 Hornet.

Edit. Our military aircraft are supposed to be able to deal with Arctic weather, especially since we have an USAF place in Greenland (formerly Thule, now Pituffik Space Base ) and we still have the Alaska airbases keeping eye over the Bering and nearby areas.

 

[bionic knees]

I will take two leggy blondes and a new husqvarna chainsaw please

 

[The Heretic]

Just to screw with y'all, the Saab Gripen is powered by a Volvo produced version of the same engine that's in the F/A-18 series.... The General Electric F404. Also used in the Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk trainer plane. A non-afterburn version is in the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk. I do believe the Northrop F-20 had a F404 as well.
So, there's not much maintenance differences between the Volvo engine and the F404 used in the Canadian CF-18 Hornet.

Rolls Royce has joined the chat

 

[CamoDeafie]

Rolls Royce has joined the chat

As long as it doesn't use Lucas electrical things

 

[Old John]

Lucas- the people who brought you Darkness!

 

[Barefootdog]

As long as it doesn't use Lucas electrical things

Lucas- the people who brought you Darkness!

In the interest of accuracy I believe the term was.........Lucas...Prince of Darkness


...amazing what the Brits could accomplish.

Than and again maybe it will work out....the Brits seem committed to moving their society back to the middle ages.