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March 16, 2021 | Local, Naval

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  • Used Australian F-18s will fly 160 hours annually for RCAF

    March 14, 2019 | Local, Aerospace

    Used Australian F-18s will fly 160 hours annually for RCAF

    DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN The Parliamentary Budget Officer's recent report provides more details about the used Australian F-18s that Canada is purchasing. Eighteen of the 25 will eventually be flying, while the other seven will be used for spare parts and testing. Here are details taken from the PBO report: According to PBO calculations, the Canadian fleet is both slightly older and has experienced more usage than the Australian fleet. The average Canadian F-18 had accrued over 6,000 flying hours by the end of the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These calculations are supported by media reports indicating that by 2014, the CF-18s had accumulated over 5,700 flying hours on average, with over a third of the fleet already having flown over 6,000. Canada's Department of National Defence has stated that the aircraft being purchased from Australia's F-18 fleet are very similar to those currently in operation within the RCAF. The fleet arrival profile consists of 2 aircraft in 2018-2019, 2 aircraft in 2019-2020, 8 aircraft in 2020-2021, and 6 aircraft in 2021-2022; The aircraft will enter service approximately 6 months after being received; The aircraft will each accumulate about 160 flying hours per year, in accordance with the recent experience of the Canadian CF-18 fleet; Each Australian F/A-18 has accumulated an average of 6000 flying hours over the course of its operational history with the Royal Australian Air Force;. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/used-australian-f-18s-will-fly-160-hours-annually-for-rcaf

  • Government of Canada to hold technical briefing on the Canadian Surface Combatant Project

    June 26, 2024 | Local, Land

    Government of Canada to hold technical briefing on the Canadian Surface Combatant Project

    On June 27, 2024, senior officials from National Defence, the Royal Canadian Navy, and Public Services and Procurement Canada, will hold a virtual technical briefing on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Project, in advance of the official beginning of construction the following day, on June 28, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Analysis: Anand pushes $9 billion Boeing aircraft deal as Bombardier calls for competition

    February 16, 2023 | Local, Aerospace

    Analysis: Anand pushes $9 billion Boeing aircraft deal as Bombardier calls for competition

    Under the proposal the Boeing P-8 aircraft would replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CP-140 Aurora planes.

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