The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[OldSolduer]

Our military never learns either. You can just look around here for grandiose plans on how many armoured divisions we'll field in Europe.

It's great to dream. But it's impossible to plan if you don't acknowledge reality. And the CAF as an institution is plenty guilty of that on many fronts.

Corps 84 - or was it 86?

Anyways that was a pipe dream. I sat through several briefings about it. Yeah I agree with your view.

 

[suffolkowner]

For what? That number was based on the minimum for NORAD and NATO commitments. If the F-35 number is calculated strictly based on NORAD, the number will be smaller still.

Im 99.99% sure the number is only for NORAD requirements

No. It'll end up being 90-100 frames total with some mix of F-35s. I don't think we'll any component of the mix be less than 40%.



Not substantially no. Massive changes are already underway for FFCP. Maybe if Americans get insanely touchy, we build a few hangars to separate the Eurocanard fleet we buy.

Im 99.99% sure that the numbers are only for NORAD. The reports are linked here somewhere

The infrastructure we are building, is it the same as the USAF cookie cutter plan for F35 bases? Same electrical requirements for a F35 and Rafale?