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Company to be chosen by 2017 to design new navy ships
A company will be selected by 2017 to design new warships to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates and destroyers, but senior government officials acknowledged Friday they have no idea of the...
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Canada could pull out of F-35 deal without financial penalty: procurement expert
Canada could pull out of the F-35 project without facing financial penalties but a Liberal government likely wouldn’t be able to exclude the plane’s manufacturer from bidding in an open competition for...
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Top U.S. official says Canadian firms would keep contracts on F-35 fighter...
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer says Canadian firms will likely continue to supply parts for the F-35 fighter jet – regardless of whether Canada buys the planes – because the products of these firms...
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Competition in Canadian fighter jet project would benefit taxpayers,...
On Sept. 24 Richard Shimooka had an opinion piece in the National Post arguing that the F-35 is still the best bet for Canada. He stated that a competition would be a costly and largely pointless...
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Sole-sourcing the F-35 the best option for Canada, says analyst
On Sept. 24 Richard Shimooka had an opinion piece in the National Post arguing that the F-35 is still the best bet for Canada. He stated that a competition would be a costly and largely pointless...
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If the F-35 is right for Canada it would win an open competition, says former...
Defence Watch has been running a back and forth debate on the F-35 between defence analyst Richard Shimooka and Alan Williams, the former ADM Materiel at DND, who signed the original MOU committing...
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Other fighter jets can’t match the F-35, says defence analyst
Defence Watch has been running a back and forth debate on the F-35 between defence analyst Richard Shimooka and Alan Williams, the former ADM Materiel at DND, who signed the original MOU committing...
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If Canadians are going to spend billions on a new fighter jet, then...
Defence Watch has been running a back and forth debate on the F-35 between defence analyst Richard Shimooka and Alan Williams, the former ADM Materiel at DND, who signed the original MOU committing...
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Peter MacKay has the potential to be a liability to the F-35 cause
Former Conservative defence minister Peter MacKay is rallying behind the F-35 and Lockheed Martin in a new opinion column that appeared in the Toronto Sun. Boeing officials, who are trying to sell the...
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Boeing sets stage to mount legal challenge on Denmark's F-35 purchase
Aerospace giant Boeing is setting the stage to mount a legal challenge against Denmark’s selection of the F-35, a move that shows the potential minefield the Liberal government could be moving into as...
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Selecting A CF-18 Replacement Without A Competition Is Bad Management, Bad...
By Alan Williams Defence Watch Guest Writer The Canadian JSF Industry Group (CJIP) recently put out a letter advocating that Canada purchase the F-35 without any competition. This should come as no...
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Federal defence acquisition guide under fire
The Conservative government’s much-heralded listing of future defence equipment purchases contains incomplete and confusing information and appears to be a retread of a previous guide produced in 2004,...
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Government hiring freeze delays search-and-rescue aircraft purchase
The military’s quest to buy new search-and-rescue aircraft was delayed in part because of a Conservative government freeze on hiring staff, according to documents obtained by the Citizen. The...
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New Canadian warships to be built over 30 years
Canada’s new warships will be designed and built over 30 years – a period requiring the government and its contractor to foresee changes in the economy, the threats the country faces and improvements...
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Bids open for new search-and-rescue planes
After more than a 10-year delay, the process is underway to purchase a new fleet of search-and-rescue aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Public Works and Government Services Canada issued the...
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F-35 may be best for Canada but without a competition no one will know for...
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute recently published Richard Shimooka’s paper on Canada’s attempt to purchase the F-35 under the Harper Conservatives. It is titled: The Fourth Dimension:...
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Today's letters: Snow-clearing, 'cash for access', helping kids
Clear the snow for seniors and disabled Ottawa council’s decision not to plow residential streets and sidewalks with less than seven cm of snow and maintain them in a “snow-packed condition” without...
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