tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post946016317304227412..comments2023-07-11T09:57:54.828-03:00Comments on BEST FIGHTER FOR CANADA: Could the National Fighter Secretariat be approaching a (non)decision?Doug Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-2514788577570365182014-01-06T18:08:12.056-04:002014-01-06T18:08:12.056-04:00HOLY SMOKES! That's a lot of aircraft!
If w...HOLY SMOKES! That's a lot of aircraft!<br /><br /><br />If we need the F-35 (that's a big if) I'd say no more than 20-30, with maybe 60-80 other fighters. That would bring us within spitting distance of the original order of 138 CF-18 Hornets.<br /><br /><br />If the world's political stage changes for the worse... We can always order a few more of each.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-21972996741803431912014-01-06T18:02:37.289-04:002014-01-06T18:02:37.289-04:00If I were in charge of replacing the CF-18, I woul...If I were in charge of replacing the CF-18, I would make the CF-35 purchase its own program (with a larger order, say ~100 aircraft) and hold an open competition to CF-18 with an order of around 160-180 aircraft.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-39080900100113992802014-01-03T20:41:54.400-04:002014-01-03T20:41:54.400-04:00I believe the current price is between 182 and 188...I believe the current price is between 182 and 188 million US gov't numbers while LM quotes 150 millionDoug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-69275686663500640542014-01-03T17:46:08.012-04:002014-01-03T17:46:08.012-04:00Good summary. I don't know how this is seen in...Good summary. I don't know how this is seen in Canada, but the official line is that JSF Program made significant advances in 2013 to lower the F-35 costs. I know that reality is far more complex but I'm feeling that could give a convenient argument to the National Fighter Secretariat to confirm F-35 order and bypass an open tender.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.com