F-35 v F/A-18 Shornet-play ground style

[surfgun]

Shornet-play Indian style.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...he-indian-navy

[jlvfr]

More about the latest SH proposal.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...itch-to-canada

"How many missiles you want?"
"All of them!!"

[surfgun]

More about the latest SH proposal.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...itch-to-canada

[jlvfr]

The plot thickens: no more Typhoons for Canada...

[JA Boomer]

Could Canada end up with F-35’s that where meant for the Turks?
https://news.usni.org/2019/07/23/loc...-turkeys-f-35s

Stranger things have happened but I doubt it. The current government will not purchase the F-35 prior to the October election. The incoming government will have to wait until the fighter procurement has announced a winner (not sure on that timetable) before buying anything. Plus I would think if (hopefully) the F-35 is selected they will want later blocks and not have 8 odd-ball early block aircraft in the fleet.

[surfgun]

Could Canada end up with F-35’s that where meant for the Turks?
https://news.usni.org/2019/07/23/loc...-turkeys-f-35s

[jlvfr]

Aaaand Boeing is back in the run... maybe?

[JA Boomer]

So will Canada now reconsider the Super Hornet?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42825916

Canada will not be buying interim Super Hornets, the deal for the Australian hornets is done and the first will arrive in 2019: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...apabil-444112/

Can Boeing still appeal?

Also, something tells me Boeing may be dropping out of Canada's list...

From: http://247wallst.com/aerospace-defen...be-in-the-bag/

Now that the ITC has ruled against Boeing, the company may file an appeal within 30 days with the Court of International Trade. Aerospace industry attorney William Perry told Leeham News that that court rarely overturns an ITC decision, so this appears to be a path to nowhere.

For procedural reasons, Boeing cannot appeal to the World Trade Organization.

https://www.thestar.com/business/201...-purchase.html

Interesting that Boeing was a no-show for the information session, but I bet it was just a shot at the government who is now firmly backed into a corner for the upcoming fighter competition (after promising not to buy the F-35), but I'm very confident Boeing still makes a pitch for the Super Hornet.

[jlvfr]

Can Boeing still appeal?

Also, something tells me Boeing may be dropping out of Canada's list...

[surfgun]

So will Canada now reconsider the Super Hornet?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42825916

[SteveDaPirate]

So... is this oficial Canada policy again (or still...)? But the F-35 is a single engine... would this mean it's out of the competition? The weirdness increases...

Quite the opposite I believe.

First up in the process is inviting interested bidders to sign up for what is essentially a list of interested suppliers by February 9, 2018.

Firms that do not register by then will not be considered as the competition heads forward.

Next, bids will be evaluated on a basis of cost, whether they meet Canada’s technical requirements, and what the economic benefits are of the proposal.

As part of the latter, an assessment of whether the bidder is causing economic harm to Canada will be considered.

Consultations will run through 2018 and 2019, with formal solicitation documents expected to be made available in spring 2019.

A contract award is expected in 2022 and the government says it expects to have the first aircraft resulting from the award of the contract in its possession by 2025.

https://globalnews.ca/news/3912118/f...ade-challenge/

[jlvfr]

It looks like Boeing will have to settle for being a parts and service vendor for a decades old fleet of legacy Hornets.
http://www.janes.com/article/76327/c...per-hornet-buy

This is Boeing's official statment on the issue: short and to the point. But I found something very interesting here:

applauds the government’s (Canada) continued use of a two engine fighter solution

So... is this oficial Canada policy again (or still...)? But the F-35 is a single engine... would this mean it's out of the competition? The weirdness increases...

[surfgun]

It looks like Boeing will have to settle for being a parts and service vendor for a decades old fleet of legacy Hornets.
http://www.janes.com/article/76327/c...per-hornet-buy

[surfgun]

The French Canadians will insist on a buy of Rafales!

[JA Boomer]

At this point, if Canada persists with not buying the F-35, and since it's now "at war" with Boeing, all that's left are Typhoons or Rafales, wether they like them or not.

Or T-50s...

The Liberals have softened on the F-35 to the point where they've stated Lockheed will be allowed to enter the F-35 in the new fighter competition scheduled for 2019. I think the final decision on the new fighter will be far enough down the road from their 2015 election promises regarding not buying the F-35 that they will think it is politically viable. Which is in fact why I think they are buying used Hornets and delaying the competition and selection.

This all assumes they will get re-elected in 2019, which I think is unfortunately a given at this time.