David Parkins, Editorial Cartoons, Globe and Mail, July 12, 2024

  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    As long as we don’t buy used, because large-scale milspec equipment is sold as used for a reason. Good hardware is used until it is scrapped or boneyarded as a source of parts. Consistent lemons are sold off before their operational lifespans end, and are not boneyarded for parts.

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      4 months ago

      With the budget cuts in CAF, I doubt we’ll be getting new ones. I think this is our PM posturing to appease NATO. Just like the F-35, this is going to be a gong-show.