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quicksilver wrote:We’re down the road on how many years on smart phones? We forget the collective learning (that includes all of us) about commercial and social internet behaviors that has occurred since the introduction of smart phones. Back in the early days of easy internet access many, including important government leaders around the planet, were all too quick to believe the latest nonsense posted by some basement dweller with a opinion, and picked up and ‘re-reported’ by entities with commercial interests in generating website hits.

Canada’s defense minister: Our investment in defense is an investment in North American security
11 Jan 2021 Harjit Sajjan

"...By building an agile, well-educated, flexible, diverse, combat-ready military, we will be able to deal with threats abroad to protect stability at home. This historic investment through “Strong, Secure, Engaged” allows Canada to modernize our military by putting our people at its core as we continue to step up our contribution to North American and global security. When our partners and allies call upon Canada, we will be there for them."

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/202 ... -security/

spazsinbad wrote:

Canada’s defense minister: Our investment in defense is an investment in North American security
11 Jan 2021 Harjit Sajjan

When our partners and allies call upon Canada, we will be there for them."

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/202 ... -security/

spazsinbad wrote:

Canada’s defense minister: Our investment in defense is an investment in North American security
11 Jan 2021 Harjit Sajjan

"...By building an agile, well-educated, flexible, diverse, combat-ready military, we will be able to deal with threats abroad to protect stability at home. This historic investment through “Strong, Secure, Engaged” allows Canada to modernize our military by putting our people at its core as we continue to step up our contribution to North American and global security. When our partners and allies call upon Canada, we will be there for them."

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/202 ... -security/

XanderCrews wrote:

spazsinbad wrote:

Canada’s defense minister: Our investment in defense is an investment in North American security
11 Jan 2021 Harjit Sajjan

"...By building an agile, well-educated, flexible, diverse, combat-ready military, we will be able to deal with threats abroad to protect stability at home. This historic investment through “Strong, Secure, Engaged” allows Canada to modernize our military by putting our people at its core as we continue to step up our contribution to North American and global security. When our partners and allies call upon Canada, we will be there for them."

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/202 ... -security/

He must have not gotten the memo about Canada not needing some first strike stealth fighter...
When will they learn?

lipovitand wrote:Oh will be there for sure ....oh by the way, can we borrow some..

Lightning Struck - Canada’s election upset heralds a big fighter contest
26 Oct-08 Nov 2015 Bill Sweetman

"...Saab is likely to join the fray now that Canada’s commitment to the JSF is severed. One argument against the JSF was that its cost would eviscerate Canada’s land and maritime forces, and from that viewpoint, the Gripen’s economics are disruptive. It can supercruise, shoot the Meteor (as well as a full range of U.S. weapons) and has the same IRST as the Typhoon...."

Source: AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY/OCT 26-NOV 8, 2015 PDF

Access Denied - F-35 export buyers must pay for U.S.-controlled software labs
26 Oct-08 Nov 2015 Bill Sweetman

"...The restrictions are also likely to be cumbersome. By contrast, “Swedish air force Gripens are often updated between sorties,” a Saab spokesman says. Signals intercepted and recorded by the fighter’s EW system on one sortie can be analyzed and the system updated in hours...." [after the shot down Gripen is found with intact systems?]

Source: AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY/OCT 26-NOV 8, 2015 PDF

madrat wrote:With recent revelations regarding Canadian forces cooperating with Chinese forces on North American soil it's fine if they never see F-35.

ricnunes wrote:

madrat wrote:With recent revelations regarding Canadian forces cooperating with Chinese forces on North American soil it's fine if they never see F-35.

WoW, you're really "inhaling" some very powerful sh*t

FAST JET OPERATING COSTS COST PER FLIGHT HOUR STUDY OF SELECTED AIRCRAFT
13TH MARCH 2012 EDWARD HUNT SENIOR CONSULTANT, AEROSPACE & DEFENCE CONSULTING

PREPARED FOR: SAAB AeroSpace

"WHITE PAPER - FAST JET COST PER FLIGHT HOUR (CPFH) ASSESSMENT...

...Conclusions
Though IHS Jane’s continues to stress the limited utility of a general CPFH figure for a given aircraft type, this study suggests that the Saab Gripen and Lockheed Martin F-16 offer an extremely competitive CPFH when compared to larger and more complicated contemporary fighter aircraft. In part this is due to the greater sophistication and capability that the larger aircraft were designed to offer. Though the USAF F-16 study shows the significant variation in CPFH among aircraft of the same type, IHS Jane’s believes that the smaller Gripen and F-16s will, on average, offer a lower CPFH than the F-18 E/F, EuroFighter and Rafale. Military forecasts suggest they will also offer a lower CPFH than all F-35 variants....

...IHS Jane’s therefore believes that the low CPFH offer of the Gripen and F-16 will remain an extremely competitive part of these platforms’ portfolio despite the availability of types that offer higher performance in some if not all areas. The high cost of sustaining fighter aircraft through a campaign compared to the relatively low CPFH – yet competitive capabilities – of a Gripen or F-16 in the face of most threats are a significant mark in favour of these smaller yet capable aircraft."

Source: https://www.ftm.nl/upload/content/files ... 281%29.pdf

XanderCrews wrote:

ricnunes wrote:

madrat wrote:With recent revelations regarding Canadian forces cooperating with Chinese forces on North American soil it's fine if they never see F-35.

WoW, you're really "inhaling" some very powerful sh*t

The pentagon had to put the kibosh on China training with Canadian forces

https://asiatimes.com/2020/12/canadas-t ... es-report/

madrat wrote:ricnunes-

Please tone your crap down.

steve2267 wrote:

madrat wrote:ricnunes-

Please tone your crap down.

This ^^^

The US Army and People's Liberation Army regularly conduct joint army exercises to practice techniques for disaster rescue efforts, officially referred to as Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR). Starting in 2005, the two countries have conducted the annual Disaster Management Exchange, which consists of a substantive exchange of knowledge and techniques. This exercise has expanded and has been held in a number of different locations throughout the US and China.

In 2010, a Chinese Army delegation visited Fort Leonard Wood in the US, in order to learn about disaster rescue techniques.

In 2017, the joint exercises were held in Portland, Oregon.

Australia has probably the closest defence relationship with China of any of the members of the US-led ‘Five-Eyes’ intelligence-sharing network. There are regular bilateral exchanges between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).