Pressure increases on [Canada] to stay or leave F-35 program

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It looks like the Senate Appropriation committee will cut the "extra" F-35As authorized in the 2018 NDAA, while retaining the additional four F-35Cs (two for the Navy, and two for the Marines,) and four F-35Bs. The committee also will retain all 10 extra Super Hornets. This probably is in reaction to the woeful state of tactical naval aviation assets.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... uy-443536/

And?

What does this have to do with "Pressure increases on [Canada] to stay or leave F-35 program"? The only relevance I see is the SH line still has a pulse. But given the dispute with Boeing and when the scheduled wrap up in (February) these decisions by the Senate Appropriation committee are moot to the subject matter. Whether it be 10 more or 30 more SHs it's hooey. That is unless you're attempting to pull a "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah" on the SH versus the F-35A for Canada.

I have a dry bowl of Canadian Cornflakes here maus92. Care to moisten them for us?

Not trying to be a meanie but seriously....it's a tough room so avoid slipping on bananas please

[steve2267]

From the friendy Finns and their thread...

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/mod_at_least_64_fighter_jets_needed_to_defend_finland/9946949

MoD: At least 64 fighter jets needed to defend Finland

The current fleet will be retired by 2030.

Looks like Canaduh only need wait 13 more years 'til she finally gets her CF-18 replacements...

Surely if Canaduh buys up the worlds left-over F-18s from Ozzieland, Swizzerland, Finland, maybe even scraping up hulks from their friends in the USMC... shirley they should be able to piece together some frankenplanes with duck tape, bailing wire, and bubble gum...

[luke_sandoz]

From the friendy Finns and their thread...

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/mod_at_least_64_fighter_jets_needed_to_defend_finland/9946949

MoD: At least 64 fighter jets needed to defend Finland

The current fleet will be retired by 2030.

Looks like Canaduh only need wait 13 more years 'til she finally gets her CF-18 replacements...

Surely if Canaduh buys up the worlds left-over F-18s from Ozzieland, Swizzerland, Finland, maybe even scraping up hulks from their friends in the USMC... shirley they should be able to piece together some frankenplanes with duck tape, bailing wire, and bubble gum...

Frankenplane?

Also known as the Craigslist CF-18

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Maus92

I hate to say it (actually I don't) but if you expect that any Super Hornets have a chance to be sold to Canada after the costing in the Letter of Offer, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

[ricnunes]

Maus92

I hate to say it (actually I don't) but if you expect that any Super Hornet,has a chance to be sold to Canada after the costing in the Letter of Offer, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

I agree with you except for one detail: I would replace the "Letter of Offer" with "Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute".

[optimist]

You mean the SH wasn't $55M after all? Who would have seen that one coming out of left field.
Looking at what the aussies paid would have been too hard.

[XanderCrews]

What does this have to do with "Pressure increases on [Canada] to stay or leave F-35 program"?

Sometimes you get so excited to troll you don't read which thread you're in

Maus likes to highlight how the navy is Inept at basic management:

This probably is in reaction to the woeful state of tactical naval aviation assets.

[XanderCrews]

Maus92

I hate to say it (actually I don't) but if you expect that any Super Hornets have a chance to be sold to Canada after the costing in the Letter of Offer, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

Maus assures us the Super Hornet is cheaper and more versatile. So take your actual Boeing price tags and cost comparisons and several super hornet competition loses to the F-35 and just listen to him instead of your own lying eyes.

[hb_pencil]

Maus92

I hate to say it (actually I don't) but if you expect that any Super Hornet,has a chance to be sold to Canada after the costing in the Letter of Offer, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

I agree with you except for one detail: I would replace the "Letter of Offer" with "Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute".

and you'd be wrong then.

[madrat]

Some posters are ignoring the wording in between the lines. Boeing was going to give Canada a sweet deal on the front end and recoup losses on sustainment until the trade dispute issue. Boeing has absolutely no incentive to hide costs now, because the Canadian boy prince doesn't want to be a team player.

Take a minute to step back and look at a bigger picture here. Trudeau came to power on the same foreign influence that pushed a minority liberal socialist opinion as populist in the states. Canada is about seven years behind the learning curve here. Eventually their people will see the sabotage act going on and unseat this troublemaker. Soon enough the lights will turn on and the cockroaches will scurry. The Americans aren't going to help at the moment. Ivanka is a little smitten with the boy prince at the moment, but daddy Trump will get weary of the backstabbing from the Canadians and turn the dogs loose on their political machine.

People want to associate the election influence with the Russians. Once again, consider the larger picture. Determine who gains the most if Canada and the U.S. are bickering about trade and other politics. (It's no the Russians.) Canada is the key to cheaper resources and they force the Russians to keep prices down. The funny thing is, it required a cooperation between several ideological opponents. The Russians are a common enemy of these state actors. (If anything the Russians probably feel left out as they were late to the party.) The Russians are also a convenient scapegoat for the liberal socialists in the West. The Russians are literally being sucked dry by their own infighting and sabotage, so you're seeing the early hints of a purge forming there. One of the big meddlers has been put down rather publicly and most people won't even see or realize who it was. I wouldn't put too much money into China in the near future. And if I was a Sino businessman in Russia, I'd be a little more worried about Putin than the Americans. Major shakeups are coming.

In the end I would be surprised to see the Canadians allow the Trudeau government to thwart an F-35 buy. If they opt for Typhoon or Rafale, you will see all hell break loose.

[optimist]

The front end is a FMS, end of story as to any price fudging. It's gov. to gov., not a boeing-canada sale.

[ricnunes]

Maus92

I hate to say it (actually I don't) but if you expect that any Super Hornet,has a chance to be sold to Canada after the costing in the Letter of Offer, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

I agree with you except for one detail: I would replace the "Letter of Offer" with "Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute".

and you'd be wrong then.

And why is that so?

It seems obvious that the only reason why this Canadian government will NOT buy the Super Hornet is because of the Boeing-Bombardier dispute and certainly not because the Super Hornet deal price tag which this government was apparently so willing to pay.

[SpudmanWP]

The front end is a FMS, end of story as to any price fudging. It's gov. to gov., not a boeing-canada sale.

I don't think so as no mandatory FMS announcement was made. I think this was Business to Government, just like Boeing tried to do with the South Korean F-15E deal. Only $2.4 Billion of the items had to go through the FMS process as the rest was "Direct Commercial Sales (DCS)".

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea in support of (60) F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft being procured via Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.408 billion.

http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/ko ... ft-support

[hb_pencil]

And why is that so?

It seems obvious that the only reason why this Canadian government will NOT buy the Super Hornet is because of the Boeing-Bombardier dispute and certainly not because the Super Hornet deal price tag which this government was apparently so willing to pay.

Because it is.

[hb_pencil]

The front end is a FMS, end of story as to any price fudging. It's gov. to gov., not a boeing-canada sale.

I don't think so as no mandatory FMS announcement was made. I think this was Business to Government, just like Boeing tried to do with the South Korean F-15E deal. Only $2.4 Billion of the items had to go through the FMS process as the rest was "Direct Commercial Sales (DCS)".

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea in support of (60) F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft being procured via Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.408 billion.

http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/ko ... ft-support

Its Gov to Gov. There is no DCS portion to this, as Canada requires training and wants a vanilla F/A-18E/F.