Saab Jas 39E Gripen is a low cost single engine Swedish built plane. It uses a GE F414G engine (same as the Super Hornet’s) capable of supercruise and modular packages make for easy updating and compatibility. This plane falls into the multirole fighter catagory, light, fast and agile with canards. It can strap on just …
Canada is looking at ways of increasing its’ arctic presence. It has finished building two navy, armed (Harry-DeWolf-class) arctic patrol ships with the third on its’ way. Canada is committed to expanding this number to six with likely two more for the coast guard. Canada has also expanded the number of icebreakers it has, by …
(LAWV) are becoming the norm on the modern battlefield. Can they survive or are they just cannon fodder? LAWV have been a success story for Canada with our LAV III and now the LAV VI. One of the problems the wheeled vehicles have is they can not keep up with (MBT) tanks such as …
The Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighters are now nearly 40 years old. 36 of them will be upgraded starting in 2023 with new sensors and weapons (costing nearly 1 billion dollars) to fill the gap until new jets arrive. In 2022 the selection of the 88 new fighters will be confirmed. The choices are: Super Hornet, …
Canada has set a very high goal of building 15 type 26 frigates. Not only that, but they have grown in capability and weight from what was their original design. These ships, will now be twice the displacement of the frigates they are replacing. Making them more akin to a destroyer. This is why they …