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Ottawa Citizen on MSN12d
French ready to offer Rafale fighter jet to Canada; other alternatives to F-35 available
The retired fighter pilot says there is time before Canada has to commit to buying the remaining 72 F-35 aircraft from the ...
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Cadets, Snowbirds could make some noise during night flying training Wednesday and Thursday
Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2CFFTS) and the Snowbirds (431 Air Demonstration Squadron) from 15 Wing Moose Jaw ...
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Canadian FAcT programme selects Beechcraft King Air 260
Textron Aviation is supporting the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme with the sale ...
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2 Vancouver Island military SAR planes redeployed to Winnipeg
Two Royal Canadian Air Force rescue planes that arrived on Vancouver Island in 2022 have been redeployed to Winnipeg, leaving the Island without a dedicated military search and rescue (SAR) plane.
Biggest Canadian Helicopter Modernization Yet? $12.9 Billion nTACS Project Takes Flight
According to RCAF Brig. Gen. Brendan Cook, industry engagement will begin by summer 2025, with an initial operational capability (IOC) targeted for 2033. The modernization effort also includes a ...
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Canada tees up military helicopter investment worth almost $13 billion
The document noted that Canada will spend $12.9 billion (CA $18.4 billion) on new tactical helicopters. The briefing was prepared by RCAF Brig. Gen. Brendan Cook, director general of air and space ...
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Cancelled: The Gregor FDB-1
In enticing the Royal Canadian Air Force to test it, Canada’s Department of Transport cited the report from trials that Can-Car had run: “[T]he aircraft has been spun at least twice to ...