An RCAF CF-18A+ in Norway during Exercise Trident Juncture 2018. RCAF
Warzone/The Drive: Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse
The watchdog says that buying old jets won't make up for a worrying lack pilots and maintainers to support the jets Canada has now.
Canada’s top parliamentary watchdog has released a scathing report regarding the purchase of second-hand F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets from Australia and broader plans to modernize the country’s air combat capabilities. The core complaints are that the new aircraft will still be obsolete after costly upgrades and that the service doesn’t have the manpower to fly and maintain the CF-18 Hornets it already has in service anyway. This, in turn, means that the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will still almost certainly lack the necessary resources to adequately meet its North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitments simultaneously for years to come.
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WNU Editor: I would be writing a far more harsher editorial as well as blaming the previous government for this mess .... The Liberals promised new fighter jets. They delivered utter lunacy instead (National Post editorial).
More News On Canada's Air Force
Canadian watchdog sounds alarm over F-18 purchase, military priorities -- Defense News
Military has no documents about fighter jet 'capability gap,' a claim used to justify aircraft purchase -- The Whig/Ottawa Citizen
Pilot shortage threatens Canada’s fleet of fighter jets -- Toronto Star
Canadian air force running short of pilots, jets: watchdog -- Reuters
Canada’s CF-18s miss NORAD pledge due to personnel shortfall -- Flight Global
Canada Air Force Needs Upgrade to Meet NATO, NORAD Commitments - Minister -- Sputnik
Australia’s old jets are not Canada’s first experience with military cast-offs -- Roy Green, Global News
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