Canada
Canadian Hornet fleet deemed ‘not credible’ as it suffers instructor shortage
A report by the UK-based RUSI – commissioned by the Canadian Department of National Defence – was leaked to The Globe and Mail newspaper, revealing that its author, Professor Justin Bronk, had assessed that Canada’s CF-188A/B Hornet fighter fleet may be unable to meet its commitments, judging that it was “not credible in a NATO context against many of the higher-end mission sets”
GALLERY: Canadian Hornets in the Mach Loop during Cobra Warrior
McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornets of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) while deployed to the UK for Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-2 have also taken advantage of low flying areas for additional training
My visits to Canada's Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment at Cold Lake
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment is Canada’s answer to what was the UK’s Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. Peter R Foster recounts two visits to the Cold Lake-based unit
Buffalo Airways’ long-awaited Boeing 737 departs on delivery
Buffalo Airways' first-ever jet, a Boeing 737-301(BDSF), departed on delivery to Canada today.
Canada buys more CC-330 Husky tankers in bid to bolster aerial refuelling capabilities
Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced on July 25 that the nation has purchased four new Airbus A330 MRTTs – along with a further three used A330-200s – for approximately CA$3.6bn (US$2.7bn), as it moves to recapitalise its air-to-air refuelling capabilities and enable the Royal Canadian Air Force to replace its ageing CC-150 Polaris fleet
US green lights sale of P-8A Poseidons to Canada
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of 16 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), related equipment and training/logistical support services to Canada for an estimated cost of $5.9bn
Inside a Canadian Hawker Typhoon restoration project
The Typhoon Legacy Company, based in Comox, British Columbia, is adopting its own singular approach to returning its example of the Hawker fighter-bomber to airworthiness
UK Home Office calls in Dash 8 to counter small boats
As part of the UK Government’s efforts to tackle the use of small boats by immigrants crossing the English Channel, the Home Office has contracted Canada’s PAL Aerospace to provide an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Dash 8 and crew
Canadian government to seize stranded An-124
The Government of Canada has announced its plans to seize a Russian-registered Antonov An-124 that’s been grounded at Toronto Pearson International Airport since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Canada’s first Airbus CC-330 rolled out as delivery nears
The Canadian Department of National Defence shared an initial image of the first of two Airbus CC-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports sporting its operational white, red and blue livery ahead of its planned delivery to the Royal Canadian Air Force this summer