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Ottawa to spend $1.24 billion to extend life of

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Ottawa to spend $1.24 billion to extend life of search-and-rescue chopper fleet | CBC News


Military | 69204 hits | Dec 22 6:06 pm | Posted by: Scape
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The Department of National Defence (DND) quietly announced Thursday that it will spend $1.24 billion to extend the life of the air force's search and rescue helicopter fleet — part of a long-standing, problem-plagued procurement effort.

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  1. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:02 am
    "History does not repeat, but it does rhyme." - Mark Twain

  2. by avatar bootlegga
    Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:32 pm
    That seems like an awful lot to extend the lifespan of 13 helicopters - maybe we'd better off spending a few billion more and getting new SAR choppers.

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:06 pm
    We should sign a contract for new choppers, cancel the contract, pay $50m cancel fees, pay millions a year to keep the old choppers flying till they finally start dropping out of the sky and killing soldiers, run a competition for new choppers for $1b, then choose a chopper that wasn't as good as the initial chopper and buy those.

    It's the Canadian way.

  4. by JaredMilne
    Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:28 pm
    "DrCaleb" said
    We should sign a contract for new choppers, cancel the contract, pay $50m cancel fees, pay millions a year to keep the old choppers flying till they finally start dropping out of the sky and killing soldiers, run a competition for new choppers for $1b, then choose a chopper that wasn't as good as the initial chopper and buy those.

    It's the Canadian way.


    I haven't spread my rep enough to boost you on this. Can somebody do it for me?

    The reason I wanted to rep you on this, Doc, is because sometimes I really, really hate it when you're right.

    I remember how Chretien wasted $500 million on cancellation fees. Were those for new planes or choppers?

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:58 pm
    "JaredMilne" said

    I remember how Chretien wasted $500 million on cancellation fees. Were those for new planes or choppers?


    New Navy Sea Kings, IIRC. Then they dillied and dallied, Harper ended up buying Cyclones which now have cracked rotors and aren't as good as the Sea Kings. But they land on our Frigates, so they won.

    "JaredMilne" said
    sometimes I really, really hate it when you're right.


    Me too. :(



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