tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post5649230259549937485..comments2023-07-11T09:57:54.828-03:00Comments on BEST FIGHTER FOR CANADA: Why I didn't include the ASH in FJFC...Doug Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-30473586340269657882014-07-30T16:38:04.121-03:002014-07-30T16:38:04.121-03:00Well this has better aerodynamics...Well this has better aerodynamics...Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-56589985952296192212014-07-03T01:42:53.049-03:002014-07-03T01:42:53.049-03:00By November 2010, the Gripen had accumulated over ...By November 2010, the Gripen had accumulated over 143,000<br />flight hours without a single engine-related failure or incident; Rune<br />Hyrefeldt, head of Military Program management at Volvo Aero, stated "I<br />think this must be a hard record to beat for a single-engine application" :)Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-2967896776838822652014-07-02T01:04:43.344-03:002014-07-02T01:04:43.344-03:00Ahhhh come on! Seriously! You make it sound like ...Ahhhh come on! Seriously! You make it sound like revved up Chevy Nova. Anyway, You have me smiling here! Ben Johnson did those and he came in first :)Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-73872450806847474402014-07-01T23:44:10.801-03:002014-07-01T23:44:10.801-03:00I still see the Gripen as an F5 on steroids.I still see the Gripen as an F5 on steroids.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-25923719184932293092014-07-01T19:11:31.501-03:002014-07-01T19:11:31.501-03:00Boeing could have continued its development of the...Boeing could have continued its development of the F-18 like the Russians have done with the SU-27 thru to the SU-35. Combined the F15 and the F18.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-73112591705776044352014-07-01T19:09:03.398-03:002014-07-01T19:09:03.398-03:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Canadian_Forc...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Canadian_Forces_projectsDoug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-84937262347635317212014-07-01T00:55:29.841-03:002014-07-01T00:55:29.841-03:00Should be "assume everything works as adverti...Should be "assume everything works as advertised and has funding".<br /><br />And in that case Canada will still save much of its hard earned tax payers money funding the advertised development and buying the ASH. <br />Take the UAE-F16 b60 route.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-82241891496302396352014-07-01T00:29:41.951-03:002014-07-01T00:29:41.951-03:00I have a hard time seeing the gov support this kin...I have a hard time seeing the gov support this kind of platform. Heck, they got rid of the army's TOW2 missiles, a really good force multiplier, as is our subs that we just can't seem to fix. <br />Bell-Textron in Quebec could probably have built the Cobra AH-1Zs, but we didn't. The Perry frigs have 40 SM1s, ours have 16 sea sparrows ... pattern forming. <br />This whole F-35 is so out of character and misplaced it is almost funny. If it was up to me, I would get the 80 Gripens, a good solid Swedish plane, and with the rest of the cash, go heavy on special ops ... C-130 gun ships, some more drones, fix the damn subs ... and more JTF2 soldiers. I do not know but 10 billions buys a lot of stuff. <br />As for the command ship, forget it. To easy to sink with whatever is on it. Diesel boats constantly screwed with American carrier forces.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-89990966514181278082014-06-30T14:10:25.067-03:002014-06-30T14:10:25.067-03:00I like where you're going with the Mistral and...I like where you're going with the Mistral and even the Apaches. It's time for the Canadian forces to really define where they are going. There really is no reason why our air and naval forces can not have more flexible platforms or offensive weaponry. I say this not because I champion Apaches or Mistral only that those types of platforms should be in the mix.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-45169775388950040692014-06-30T07:18:36.351-03:002014-06-30T07:18:36.351-03:00No, bad is bad, but I have the disturbing impressi...No, bad is bad, but I have the disturbing impression that when the French do something wrong, they're always treated more harshly than any other nation, and this tends to smack of schoolyard arguments. Just to avoid any misunderstandings, I'm not French.<br /><br />Regarding London, yes, you should definitely go, if only for some of the nicest pubs in the world.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-17495308470893168592014-06-30T04:41:24.836-03:002014-06-30T04:41:24.836-03:00So, if you behaved badly in the past, you would le...So, if you behaved badly in the past, you would let someone behave that way now, because calling them out on it would be a double standard?Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-88342111111932874932014-06-29T21:01:01.915-03:002014-06-29T21:01:01.915-03:00France is pretty! Did southern England and that wa...France is pretty! Did southern England and that was really nice ... as for London?????Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-9015495514565553202014-06-29T20:59:51.543-03:002014-06-29T20:59:51.543-03:00uhhhhh! How did we get into the French Mistrals? I...uhhhhh! How did we get into the French Mistrals? I missed something here!Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-78474987693420531682014-06-29T17:49:09.757-03:002014-06-29T17:49:09.757-03:00No, Goose, I'm not the kind of person you desc...No, Goose, I'm not the kind of person you describe. I'm the kind of person that's against double standards.<br />People who read me will have grabbed I don't like the lame duck F-35, all its present shortcomings and all the ones we haven't heard of.<br />On the other hand I can't stand schoolyard arguments. If the US can have their own questionable policy, France mustn't be judged either. <br />Unlike you, I prefer London. <br />But just like you, I find the Rafale (I quote) "a proven beauty".Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-63977551703349063572014-06-29T16:56:55.061-03:002014-06-29T16:56:55.061-03:0070 million a pop!70 million a pop!Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-85287874901474663012014-06-29T16:56:24.729-03:002014-06-29T16:56:24.729-03:00Um, are you the type of person that subscribes to ...Um, are you the type of person that subscribes to the logic of he did it so I guess it's ok if I do? According to your thought patterns it perfectly ok to sell ballistic missiles to Iran or North Korea. I don't get it. And ya, I'm an advocate for the closure of Guantanamo. Gibraltar is for Spain and the UK to work out. The UK has granted independence to most of its colonies, and has granted a referendum to Scotland. Given the choice between the Rafale and the Buffalo Brewster, er, I mean the F-35, I would take the Rafale hands down, she's a proven beauty. I think it would do more for democracy and stability if Canada took the 9 billion, bought the Mistrals, maybe 20 inexpensive fighters to do us over until the 2025 When we could make a better decision. When I was in Paris, it was one of my favourite European cities, and the the Mirage 2000, hands down the MOST beautiful aircraft EVER! I love watching the video of a Greek 2000 waxing a Turkish Falcon. Hey Doug, I have another Fight Club competition for you......Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-63713538939398850182014-06-29T15:29:05.192-03:002014-06-29T15:29:05.192-03:00Read your history books again, Goose.
The Brits s...Read your history books again, Goose. <br />The Brits should give back Gibraltar, the US, Guantanamo and so on...<br />You're comment was just plain French-bashing.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-66972604704584199542014-06-29T14:53:54.779-03:002014-06-29T14:53:54.779-03:00Um no, not a worthless argument........NONE of the...Um no, not a worthless argument........NONE of the countries you have listed have annexed, illegally, part of another country. I suppose you would have been in favour of France selling battleships to Germany before the WW 2? Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-37268159590475347582014-06-29T12:31:34.729-03:002014-06-29T12:31:34.729-03:00Not Cruise missiles but Stand off weapons launched...Not Cruise missiles but Stand off weapons launched from Super Hornets like the Australians do.<br />What Canada really needs are more patrol aircrafts like the Orion, tankers, Awacs like the Wedgetail, L/O airplanes like the Super Hornet and Growlers and a lot of drones to patrol the 3 oceans and the huge artic 24/7. Canada doesn't need an expensive tiny expeditionary air force over mistrals to defend any isolated island in the polynesia like the french the US Marines. Also Canada need some Aegis destroyers, Ice brakers and really capable deasel Subs like the Scorpene or the germans U-214, all of them able to operate coordinated to cooperate to truck and engage any enemy ship or bomber.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eihb8xftro<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl3g5DxSA-s<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIvQ4-4Q8bk<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WumIk1MwVPM<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8QKbeS-flMDoug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-9952733141864649622014-06-29T10:52:48.965-03:002014-06-29T10:52:48.965-03:00So Canada needs cruise missles, not stealth fighte...So Canada needs cruise missles, not stealth fighter?Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-16545778117580531462014-06-29T10:48:14.505-03:002014-06-29T10:48:14.505-03:00Canada' navy was looking at the Mistral. The ...Canada' navy was looking at the Mistral. The French can sweeten the deal. Canadianized Rafale and a Mistral, nice! I don't know how far Dassault wants to go. The India deal route, but India has a fighter manufacturing industry. We don't, but I would like to see a partnership with Bombardier and Dassault. Either build the fighters here or build most of it in France and build the rest here or build comp. here, such as; glass cockpit, pylons that hold NATO weapons, software.<br /><br />As far as the Mistral, this is where Canada can save face with the U S.<br />Buy 8 to 10 F35B's for the Mistral. This is where I can see the F35 useful. Assault ship take you to the shores of a country and you assault or show a presents. I would not mine if Canada would have a Flag Ship, but that is a different Blog.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-52458331804590692342014-06-29T09:43:41.531-03:002014-06-29T09:43:41.531-03:00I understood they used Apaches with hellfire missi...I understood they used Apaches with hellfire missiles below radar to blast the major radar instillations to make a corridor for the airforce.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-34880954218710303532014-06-29T07:13:40.498-03:002014-06-29T07:13:40.498-03:00Sorry Goose, this an utterly worthless argument.
...Sorry Goose, this an utterly worthless argument. <br /><br />You'd have to remove the Hornet and the F-35 because of Guantanamo, the EF because the Brits claimed there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the Germans for whatever fake reason you can invent, the Swedes because they invented dynamite and their Gripen is built with parts coming from the UK and the US (which leads back to preceding arguments). <br /><br />The only questions Canada needs to ask itself are :<br />What do we need the jets for ?<br />Do they really do what the promise ?<br />Is our choice reliable ?<br />How much are we ready to pay ?<br />How much can we afford in the long run ?<br />What do we get in exchange ?Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-81863033557591575082014-06-29T04:51:18.474-03:002014-06-29T04:51:18.474-03:00Not if they sell the Mistral class ships to Russia...Not if they sell the Mistral class ships to Russia, I say we remove the Rafale from contention......Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-50593136457554178052014-06-28T23:59:06.547-03:002014-06-28T23:59:06.547-03:00Dito.Dito.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.com