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The manned aircraft that the RCAF has selected to replace the recently decommissioned UAV’s are as followed.
Observation: DHC-2 Beaver.
Light Attack: Embracer Super Tucano.The RCN has contracted Canadiar to revive the WW2 era Grumman Avenger to be the new Carrier capable Observation aircraft to replace their Scan eagle UAV’s. along side providing Indefinite maintenance programs for the S-2 Tracker and Sea King helicopters to keep them flying.
dang it, at least they wont pose a problem yet. Will have to get them the next time they show up in another conflict.
So the Scuds are still active and could pose a threat again if the EE decides to try and take Syria again?
I have shared this website to a imagi-nations wargaming group i ran across on facebook, so we might expect to see more people show up once the login function works.
Colt New Canada has received a contract by the NC army and NC Defence Procurement Agency to produce new replacement parts in order to repair and maintain the venerable Colt C7 rifles currently in service, as a cost effective alternative to the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle program which was rejected by the DPA as its modular nature will make standardization difficult for the bureaucrats to keep track of.
HMCS Canada will be laidup in Drydock at CFB Halifax for repairs till June following issues with her engines and Steam catapult systems her Carrier Air group will be placed in a aircraft depot for long term storage till repairs are complete.
Meanwhile the disused fleet of CF-21s from the failed 5th Generation fighter Program are currently being scrapped at an Aviation boneyard in Edmonton along with the sole surviving airframe of a CF-35 from the earlier Joint Strike Fighter program from almost a decade ago.the materials will be recycled to turn into parts for the SAAB Gripen that Bombardier Aerospace is building.
The RCN has recently struck a deal with TKMS to acquire the Type212CD Submarine to replace the Worn out Trafalgar Class Submarines, While a similar Deal with Hanwha to acquire the KSS III Subs to replace the 4 Victoria class Subs. Once the Necessary Bureaucratic Paperwork and Acquisition of the design specs a single Prototype of both these subs will be built to test them out to see how they will fair in the RCN, once done full scale production of them will begin.
Another refit program is in the works to keep the old Ticonderoga cruisers operational, by replacing its VLS systems with a combination of Sylver A-35s, and A-70s to fire Exocet’s and Sea Cat missiles, and the quad launcher with the Naval Strike Missiles.
This is NCBC news the National Here is Dale Mansbridge
(Dale Mansbridge): “In Dog River Saskatchewan Today, the former head of the long defunct and controversial design team Goose works Allen Buceh was arrested by the RCMP at the same farmers airfield where it started from after someone reported strange activity coming from the barn.”
(RCMP Officer): “Buceh was found living in the barn, conducting Illegal and unauthorized experiments alone for while. He was dishevelled and insane after losing his job. The walls of the barn was covered in Skunk Works logos which was the inspiration behind his former team. I can’t imagine how much damage his ideas would have done to the Tech industry in this country, but we put a stop to it.”
(Dale Mansbridge): “Allen Buceh is due in Federal Court later this month.”The SINKEX has been concluded, the new Type 21s has been a great sucess. this excercise also gave the Battleship John A McDonald a chance to sink a target with her main battery and Exocet missiles. The fleet is sailing back to Prince Rupert to deliver the results, while the Outboard Islands Cruiser Maria Teresa is returning back to their home island.
The SINKEX is in full swing this morning as a fleet of NC and Outboard Islands ships began sinking the remaining unwanted hulls of the Type 26 ships, among the ships is the HMCS Edmund Fitzgerald, the newest Type 21 Amazon Frigate from the Low cost frigate Program the replacement for the failed Future Surface Combatant. Firing the advanced Naval Strike Missiles from her forward Box launchers. the crew celebrated the sinking of these cursed ships with great delight.
