The Canadian Navy is said to face serious recruiting, morale, and (according to its commander, although not the Minister of National Defence) budgetary problems. And …
Defence policy
Joint Strike Fighter purchase could cost $16 billion
The Globe and Mail is reporting that the estimated full cost of the government’s plan to buy 65 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is $16 billion …
Interview with Radio Canada International on Joint Strike Fighters
Steven Staples on Radio Canada International – The Link by rideauinstitute
DND wants to skip competition, buy Joint Strike Fighter
Le Devoir reports that the Department of National Defence wants to skip a competition to choose a replacement for the CF-18 Hornet and quickly sign …
$1,000,000,000,000 and counting
According to the National Priorities Project, the total direct cost to the United States of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq surpassed one trillion dollars …
CF-18 replacement to cost $9 billion or more
The government is expected to give the go-ahead to a project to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter-bombers with a new generation of aircraft later this year …