What’s That Wobble? Oh, It’s the Alignment.
When your car’s steering gets wobbly it’s time to get it into the shop and have it re-aligned. Maybe it’s time Canada did something along those lines. No, not just…
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I’ve Got an Idea to Rescue Justin From His Slump
Unfair or not, Justin Trudeau has taken a hit in the public’s mind over his pretty clumsy trip to India. With JT et famille sporting an elaborate wardrobe of Bollywood’s…
Get ‘Em While They’re Still Not Entirely Obsolete.
If this thing works, they won’t have to fire a round to deal a severe blow to Western military forces. Russia says it will begin testing a new photonic radar…
The Smart Move – Yes, From the Trudeau Government at That.
The federal government will order 18 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets from Boeing to bridge the gap while it awaits the next wave of new generation fighters for the Royal Canadian…
Alberta’s NDP government gets serious about economic diversification, an overdue change
PHOTOS: Premier Rachel Notley with Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous and Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee moments after the two cabinet members were sworn into their new portfolios.…
Another Nail in the F-35’s Coffin
Another damning report on the F-35 and, once again, it’s from the website War is Boring that last week broke the leaked test pilot report showing that the Joint Strike…
Is It Time to Skewer Harper With the F-35 Fiasco?
Probably the question should be whether Mulcair or Trudeau have the political acumen to bloody Stephen Harper over his blunders and deceit in Canada’s F-35 saga. We know now that…
The Little Bomber That Couldn’t
F-35 “Fatso” The myth of the F-35 as an all purpose, multi-role fighter imploded this past week with the leak of a report on flight tests showing that it couldn’t…
Lockheed, You Blew It. Start Over, Do It Right.
For all the wholly deserved criticism of the F-35 light attack bomber, there are some things that Lockheed and its partners got right. What they didn’t get right was the…
The F-35 – Bait & Switch – the Verdict Is In
It’s gradually becoming apparent why countries buying the F-35 don’t get a chance to flight test it first, especially up against its competitors. The “why” is because it’s less of…
Top US Navy Admiral Warns F-35 Stealth Cloaking May Be Overrated.
The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations is looking for a strike fighter and he’s looking well beyond the F-35. Admiral Jon Greenert told a Washington audience last week that…
US Navy Slashes F-35 Order
The United States Navy has decided not to put all its eggs in the F-35 basket. The navy has trimmed its order for the 2016-2020 period by full third. It…
Is the F-35 the West’s Flying Maginot Line?
The overpriced, overdue and under-performing F-35 could actually weaken the defences of America and her allies, including Canada. Even pretending, for the sake of argument, that the Lockheed light attack…
Could "Rapidly Proliferating Threats" Derail the F-35?
(Remember, this is the plane that the Harper government wants to saddle our aircrews with for half-a-century, fifty years. But, I digress.)Trying to keep tabs on the development of Lockheed’s…
A Costly Fix for One of the F-35’s Achilles’ Heels?
Two big drawbacks to the F-35 are its limited range and mediocre speed. It doesn’t go very far in stealth mode on its internal fuel and it is incapable of…
We’ve Already Entered the Counter-Stealth Technology Era
It’ll be years before the over-priced, overdue and underperforming F-35, stealth light-attack bomber, ever shows up in Canadian air force hangars but already the supposed magic of stealth is losing…
Israel’s Unanswered Questions
Just like every other US client state (except us, for now), Israel was quick to sign up to buy the Lockheed F-35 light attack bomber. The Israeli air force inked…
It’s America’s Problem. Why Make It Canada’s?
One of These Is a Fighter. Your Guess. Imagine what would happen if you showed up for your first day of work at a new job with no pants. That,…
Did You Hear the One About the F-35?
There’s enough stuff in the F-35 to get a comedian through a HBO special. The latest guffaw – its gun doesn’t shoot. It’s there and everything – gun, ammunition, the…
Pentagon Outs Harper. Says Canada to Buy the F-35 in 2017.
According to the Pentagon, Ottawa has sent signals indicating Canada will take delivery of its first F-35, light nuclear attack bombers, in 2016 or 2017. The Harper government, true to…