Challenger 650 ISR para Australia

Bombardier Defense anuncia el pedido de dos aviones Challenger 650 destinados a misiones ISR en Australia.

Avión Challenger 650 ISR (fotos: Bombardier)

Bombardier Defence se complace en anunciar que Principle Finance, un reconocido proveedor de arrendamientos operativos personalizados para aeronaves en Australia, ha adquirido dos aviones Bombardier Challenger 650 destinados a misiones de inteligencia, vigilancia y reconocimiento (ISR) en Australia. La entrega de ambos aviones está prevista para 2026. 

“Esta compra representa un hito importante para Bombardier Defense, ya que amplía nuestra presencia en Australia y la región Asia-Pacífico. Nuestras aeronaves son la plataforma predilecta no solo por su alcance, persistencia y rendimiento, sino también por la amplia accesibilidad de nuestros servicios y ecosistema de soporte en el país”, afirma Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Ventas de Aeronaves de Bombardier Defense. “Esto representa una ventaja y flexibilidad innegables para los operadores”.  

“Nos entusiasma integrar el Bombardier Challenger 650 a nuestra flota, aprovechando su excepcional rendimiento y fiabilidad, que serán cruciales para nuestras operaciones futuras. Esta plataforma nos permite mejorar el alcance y la eficacia de nuestra vigilancia, asegurándonos de mantenernos a la vanguardia en el cambiante panorama de la defensa”, afirma Harrison Langrell, Director General de Principle Finance. 

Los aviones Challenger 650 de alto rendimiento de Bombardier son apreciados por su excelente rendimiento en pistas cortas y su probada confiabilidad en la categoría de aviones de tamaño mediano. El avión configurado para su uso como jet comercial puede alcanzar una autonomía de hasta 11 horas, con una confiabilidad de despacho de más del 99,9% y un impresionante alcance de 4.000 nm (7.408 km). Los aviones Challenger 650 también se consideran una opción ideal para misiones ISR al volar más alto, más rápido y más lejos que las plataformas aéreas tradicionales, lo que garantiza la cobertura de territorios expansivos y ofrece un rendimiento comparable al de los grandes aviones de patrulla marítima a fracciones de sus costos de compra y operación. Esta aeronave ofrece la flexibilidad adecuada para completar misiones en entornos desafiantes, con una capacidad de carga útil óptima para equipos específicos de la misión personalizados, una ventaja estratégica para el desarrollo de soluciones de próxima generación. 

La presencia de Bombardier en Australia ha aumentado considerablemente en los últimos años. La empresa anunció recientemente una nueva Estación de Mantenimiento de Línea (LMS) en Perth, lo que eleva a 10 la presencia mundial de LMS. El ecosistema de servicios y soporte en el país comenzó con la apertura del Centro de Servicio de Melbourne en 2022, lo que permitió a la empresa brindar un mejor servicio a la flota existente en la región. En mayo de 2024, Bombardier Defense abrió su primera oficina internacional en Adelaida, Australia, para brindar un mejor nivel de servicio a sus clientes de misiones especiales en este importante mercado de Asia y el Pacífico. 

Además de proporcionar plataformas excepcionales, Bombardier Defense cuenta con equipos internos de ingeniería y soporte dedicados, disponibles las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, en todo el mundo. Los equipos de Bombardier Defense también tienen la capacidad de incorporar modificaciones adaptadas a las necesidades de los clientes con capacidades de certificación completas en todo el espectro de operaciones civiles, militares e híbridas. Bombardier aporta décadas de experiencia trabajando con operadores de misiones especiales y reconocidos integradores de sistemas de misión para adaptar su probada plataforma para operaciones críticas en todo el mundo.  

Para promover la creciente presencia en la región, los miembros de los equipos de Bombardier Defense y Bombardier Customer Services and Support asistirán al Avalon Airshow y estarán presentes en el Chalet #E22 en Avalon, Australia, hasta el 30 de marzo de 2025.   

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Visita de fragata neozelandesa a Canadá

Fragata de la Armada HMNZS Te Mana regresa a casa después de tres años en Canadá

HMNZS Te Mana F-111 regresa a casa después de tres años de actualización en el astillero Lockheed Martin, Canadá (fotos: RNZN)

Bajo cielos grises, la fragata HMNZS Te Mana de la Armada Real de Nueva Zelanda navegó triunfalmente hoy al puerto de Waitemata y recibió un merecido Ceremonial Homecoming luego de la finalización de una actualización de sistemas de fragata de tres años en Canadá.

Mientras los saludos de armas desde el barco y la costa resonaban alrededor del puerto, más de 700 amigos y familiares emocionados se alinearon en el muelle y saludaron a la tripulación de 175 miembros con una mezcla de vítores, pancartas y globos de helio y gritos de emoción.

Los marineros realizaron un haka entusiasta en el muelle cuando el barco se acercó y recibió una respuesta igualmente apasionada de la tripulación del barco.

El oficial al mando, el comandante Mike Peebles, abandonó el barco para saludar a su familia.

Lo siguió el suboficial Jacob Biddle, quien se arrodilló en el muelle y le propuso matrimonio a su compañero, quien dijo 'sí' a un coro de vítores. Luego, el resto de la tripulación desembarcó entre escenas de emoción de amigos y familiares.




También dieron la bienvenida al barco y a la tripulación de regreso a casa el Ministro de Defensa Peeni Henare, el Secretario de Defensa Andrew Bridgman y el Jefe de la Marina, el Contraalmirante David Proctor.

El contraalmirante Proctor dijo que era un muy buen día para la Armada.

“Con el HMNZS Te Kaha actualizado ya en casa, el regreso del HMNZS Te Mana marca el siguiente paso en la restauración de la capacidad de combate de la Marina Real de Nueva Zelanda”, dijo.

“Una vez que sus sistemas modernos se hayan introducido por completo, las fragatas proporcionarán a Aotearoa opciones de alta gama en toda la gama de operaciones marítimas.

“Te Kaha y Te Mana podrán desplegarse a través del IndoPacífico y en cualquier parte del mundo para promover nuestros intereses nacionales, incluida la provisión de seguridad marítima junto con nuestros socios donde sea necesario”.

NZDF

Canadá elige el F-35

Canadá: Prueba de tanque de lastre afecta a largo plazo al SSK HMCS Corner Brook

Test of Canadian navy submarine’s ballast tank caused long-term damage, report says

A sailor tosses a line as HMCS Corner Brook, one of Canada's Victoria-class submarines, arrives in Halifax on May 7, 2008.

ANDREW VAUGHAN/The Canadian Press
The Globe and the Mail


An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada’s four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permanent and could continue to pose a risk over the long term.

Obtained by The Canadian Press through Access to Information, the report represents another setback for Canada’s four submarines, which have spent more time in repairs than at sea since being bought second-hand from Britain in 1998.

HMCS Corner Brook has been hit particularly hard, with the vessel docked for extensive repairs and maintenance for the past six years after striking the bottom of the ocean off B.C. in 2011. A fire also broke out while it was docked in Victoria in August 2019.

The report confirms that one of Corner Brook’s main ballast tanks ruptured last March during a test by Babcock Canada, which has been contracted to maintain and repair the sub fleet since 2008. The government recently extended Babcock’s contract to 2023.

“The test consisted of the tank being largely filled by water with air added to apply the required test pressure,” reads the Aug. 6, 2020 report prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of National Defence.

“After the tank successfully met this requirement, the final step was to drain the tank. This was intended to be done by gravity, however members of the test team attempted to accelerate drainage of the tank by re-applying pressure.

“In doing so, they inadvertently over-pressurized the tank and caused it to rupture.”

Defence officials have previously said the incident would delay the Navy’s plans to get the Corner Brook back in the water. The submarine was supposed to return to service last summer, but will now remain docked until at least June.

Yet the report suggests even after repairs are done, some of the damage will be lasting and will need to be monitored by the Navy.

“A full repair of the damage is impractical and would not be economical,” the report reads. “There is the potential that the post-repaired condition will still present undesirable risk, in which case the residual risk will be presented to the Navy for acceptance.”

The report underscores the importance of maintaining the “structural integrity” of main ballast tanks to the safe operation of a submarine. They are used in controlling whether the vessel goes up or down in the water.

“Otherwise the submarine may not be able to surface (including surfacing from depth in an emergency due to flooding) or remain stable on the surface, either of which could lead to loss of the submarine,” the report reads.

Despite the damage, the report said the repairs and upgrades done to the Corner Brook since it was last in the water would see the submarine “in a significantly refreshed and modernized state, ready to operate for nine years.”

Canada’s top military procurement official said in an interview last week that the ballast tank was successfully tested recently and the plan remains to have the Corner Brook back at sea in the summer.

“When it goes to the sea, it will be safe and fit for purpose,” added Troy Crosby, the assistant deputy minister of materiel at the Department of National Defence.

“There’s always an ongoing monitoring happening, but ... it’ll be safe, and it’ll be fit for purpose.”

Crosby would not speak to whether the submarine will be limited in what it can do, however. The military has previously imposed limitations or restrictions on other equipment, such as its Cyclone helicopters, after safety concerns were identified.

“The limitation that may be imposed on the submarine will ... allow the submarine to do what it needs to do operationally with the Navy,” he said.

“It’s an awkward area simply because of the sensitivity around capabilities. We get into an area of sensitive information around operational capabilities that we just can’t get into the details.”

The report indicates that Babcock planned to “accept liability for the direct repair cost,” but that “indirect costs will be the subject of negotiations between Canada and (Babcock).” Crosby said there was no plan to sue the company for the mistake.

“The contractor is honouring their obligation,” he said. “They were very good about their response to that and we’ll have the submarine, as they say, repaired and we’ll move on from there.”

Questions about the benefits and costs of Canada’s submarines have circulated since Ottawa purchased the vessels second hand from Britain. The fleet was recently docked for more than a year, and the Defence Department says they cost $300 million a year to maintain.




Military officials, however, have called them critical to monitoring the waters off Canada’s coasts for potential adversaries. The Defence Department says HMCS Windsor and HMCS Victoria are now in the water undergoing tests after extended upgrades and repairs.

The government promised in 2017 to extend the lives of the submarines, with sources pegging the cost at more than $2 billion to keep them operating for the next decade. Crosby said work on those upgrades is underway and will be implemented over the next few years.

Malasia: Ofrecen avión canadiense MPA a la RMAF

PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada Offers Dash 8 P-4 MPA for the RMAF

Dash 8 P-4 MPA (image : De Havilland)

PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada Announce MOU to Develop Dash 8 P-4 Special Mission Aircraft

St. John’s, NL and Toronto – PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) today announced the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to jointly pursue the development of a fully missionized Dash 8-400 aircraft, called the “Dash 8 P-4” for maritime patrol (“MPA”), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (“ISR”), as well as other applications. Modified with auxiliary fuel tanks, the Dash 8 P-4 will have superior range, endurance, and time-on-station.

“PAL Aerospace is thrilled to work with De Havilland Canada on this important initiative for our company,” said Jake Trainor, CEO of PAL Aerospace. “The considerable cabin space, payload capacity, best-in-class airspeed profile and advantageous operating economics of the Dash 8-400 platform, combined with De Havilland Canada’s proud 92-year history of innovation and leadership in aircraft design and manufacturing, provide an ideal foundation from which to launch the Dash 8 P-4 program.”

PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada believe there exists a significant global market for missionized turboprop aircraft, especially in the MPA and ISR market. The unique capabilities the Dash 8-400 platform, in combination with PAL Aerospace’s demonstrated global capability as a full-service provider of specialized aircraft modification, technology integration and special missions operation, delivers a unique value proposition for clients looking for leading edge MPA and ISR programs. PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada are currently working together to offer a comprehensive Dash 8 P-4 MPA solution for the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s ongoing maritime surveillance aircraft procurement.

“PAL Aerospace’s unmatched credentials in the design and modification of MPA and ISR aircraft, their understanding of the Dash 8 as a current operator of the platform, and their more than 40 years’ experience in special missions operations are unique in Canada and around the world,” said David Curtis, Executive Chairman of Longview Aviation Capital, De Havilland Canada’s parent company. “We are excited to collaborate on this initiative and believe strongly that the Dash 8 P-4 will prove to be a market leading MPA and ISR solution while supporting highly skilled employment and the development of critical intellectual property here in Canada.”

“The Dash 8-400 aircraft’s turboprop efficiency and low-impact on the environment combined with its high productivity and jet-like performance have proven to be an ideal combination for many of our airline customers around the world,” said Philippe Poutissou, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at De Havilland Canada. “These attributes also make the Dash 8 P-4 a versatile and formidable special mission aircraft.”

This new collaboration affirms commitments from both PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada to continue the development of multi-role, MPA and ISR configurations for the Dash 8-400 aircraft. The two companies will continue to cooperate in business development and marketing activities while fortifying long-term support, developing training capacity and combining resources to ensure superior aircraft performance.

De Havilland

FFAA canadienses hacia la frontera por la pandemia

Troops, vehicles to move through the Toronto area to CFB Borden for anti-coronavirus fight

The Canadian Press - The Globe and Mail



Hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members will be involved.

Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press

The military is advising people in the Toronto area to expect a large number of its personnel and vehicles on the roads starting on Monday.

The Department of National Defence says members of the Joint Task Force Central will be heading from units across Ontario to Canadian Forces Base Borden.

The movement is part of the government’s fight against COVID-19.

Hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members will be involved.

The department says the aim is to form a task force at Borden.

The troops will then be ready to respond to any requests from the government to help deal with COVID-19 or potential spring flooding.

Nuevos bomberos aéreos canadienses para Indonesia

Viking Air Wins Launch Order for CL-515 Water Bomber

The new CL-515 is a state-of-the-art amphibious aircraft with enhanced firefighting capabilities (photo : Longview, Viking)

Viking Air has secured a launch order for its new-generation CL-515 water bomber from Indonesia, with a seven-unit deal that also includes a single modernised CL-415EAF.

Jakarta will acquire four CL-515s in a "first responder" multimission configuration, and two examples delivered in a configuration optimised for aerial firefighting missions. Deliveries are set for 2024. No value was disclosed for the transaction.

In addition, the agreement provides for the enhancement of a CL-215 to the new CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter standard.

Upgrade work is to be performed by Viking sister company Longview Aviation Services.

Although the agreement with Indonesia is a firm one, it still hinges on parent company Longview Aviation Capital approving the launch of production.'



The CL-series programme was acquired by Longview from Bombardier in 2016.

"We are thrilled to welcome Indonesia as the first customer for this extraordinary aircraft," says David Curtis, chief executive of Longview Aviation Capital, describing the contract as a "major milestone" in bringing the twin-turboprop to market.

"The confidence of a sovereign government in our programme is matched by our own confidence in our ability to deliver this new aircraft platform to the world."

Curtis says it is nearing a decision on manufacturing and final assembly sites for the CL-515 and expects to "complete the remaining programme milestones in the near future".

Flight Global

Arriba segunda fragata neozelandesa para modernización en Canadá

Second New Zealand Navy Frigate Arrives in Canada for Combat System Upgrades

HMNZS Te Mana arriving at CFB Esquimalt 

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana has arrived in Canada to start her combat management system upgrades.

The ship pulled into Canadian forces base Esquimalt on March 12 and will be modernized at Seaspan’s shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia.

Te Mana is starting the upgrade after completing a five-month engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.

The first of two NZ Navy Anzac-class frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha, started the 10-month refit in March 2018.

The contract for the upgrade of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s two Anzac-class frigates was signed between the New Zealand government and Lockheed Martin Canada on April 29, 2014.

Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin Canada is responsible for the design, installation and integration of the CMS and a combat system trainer for the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, as well as the procurement of new sensor and weapon systems for HMNZ ships Te Mana and Te Kaha.

Lockheed Martin Canada’s CMS 330 combat management system was initially developed for Canada’s Department of National Defence and then modified for the Royal New Zealand Navy with Canada’s support.

In addition CMS upgrades, the frigates will also be receiving MBDA’s Sea Ceptor vertical launched, active Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (Maritime) – CAMM(M) which will replace the current RIM7P NATO Seasparrow missile system.

Naval Today

DDG: Canadá opta por el Tipo 26 inglés

Future Canadian warships to be based on BAE Systems Type 26

Navy Recognition



On February 08, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, announced that the Government of Canada has officially selected Lockheed Martin Canada for the design of 15 new Canadian Surface Combatants that will be built at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard.


Type 26 Global Combat Ship (Picture source : BAE Systems)

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Government of Canada is ensuring that the Royal Canadian Navy has the ships needed to carry out its important work, while creating significant economic benefits from coast to coast to coast.

The winning bid is based on the BAE Systems Type 26 Global Combat Ship. The Government of Canada and Irving Shipbuilding will work alongside Lockheed Martin Canada to customize the ship design to meet Canada’s requirements and to incorporate Canadian systems and equipment. This design work is expected to take three to four years to complete. Construction is set to begin in the early 2020s.

The initial contract with Irving Shipbuilding is valued at $185 million (including taxes) and will increase as design work progresses, resulting in significant benefits across the Canadian economy. The Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy will apply to this contract, ensuring that for every dollar the government puts into this contract, a dollar goes back into Canada’s economy.

The National Shipbuilding Strategy is a long-term commitment to domestic shipbuilding that is about revitalizing and reinvigorating a world-class marine industry that equips the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard, supports Canadian technological innovation, creates well-paying stable employment and benefits the economic prosperity of Canada’s coasts and waterways.

Contracts awarded to date through the National Shipbuilding Strategy will contribute an estimated $10.9 billion of gross domestic product and create or maintain more than 10,000 jobs during the period of 2012 to 2022.

Canadá: Llegan los dos primeros Hornet usados de Australia

First Two Used Australian Fighter Jets Arrive in Canada on Sunday

Australian F/A-18A/B Hornet (photo : Aus DoD)

The Royal Canadian Air Force will be showing off its first two used Australian fighter jets on Sunday at 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.

Representatives from the Royal Australian Air Force and the RCAF will mark the arrival of the F-18 jets that morning. Only local media have been invited to cover the event.

The aircraft will be used to bolster the RCAF’s CF-18 fleet.

Pat Finn, assistant deputy minister for materiel at the Department of National Defence, told Postmedia in a recent interview that he expected the first two jets in the spring but there was hope they could arrive earlier. The two aircraft will be prepared for flying as quickly as possible.

“I would say it could be by the summer the first couple are on the flight line and painted with the maple leaf,” Finn said.

A second group of planes would arrive later this year. Eighteen of the Australian F-18 aircraft will eventually be flying for the Canadian Forces, while another seven will be used for testing and spare parts.

Canada is paying Australia $90 million for the aircraft. The federal government originally estimated the purchase of the Australian jets would cost around $500 million, but Finn said that price reflected every aspect of the associated deal, not just the cost of purchasing the jets. Canada is also acquiring extra spare parts, the Australian jets will have to be outfitted with specific Canadian equipment and software and testing will be needed.

The $500-million project estimate also included $50 million in contingency funds to cover any problems and another $35 million for the salaries of all civilian and military personnel involved over the life of the project. An additional $30 million will be spent on new infrastructure needed to accommodate the aircraft.

Those costs add up to $360 million, Finn said. But DND also plans to upgrade its existing fleet of CF-18s with new communications gear and equipment required to meet regulations to operate in civilian airspace, improvements which the Australian jets will also eventually receive at a cost of around $110 million, an amount that brought the original estimate to nearly $500 million.

The Liberal government had planned to buy 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years.

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En otoño llegan los primeros F-18 ex canadienses para Australia

Two Australian Hornets will be Delivered to Canada this Spring

Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A/B Hornet (photo : AFP)

Deal to buy used Australian fighter jets finalized, with Canadian Forces set to be flying them by summer

Canada has finalized a deal to buy 25 used fighter jets from Australia, the first of which are expected to be operating by this summer, says the top procurement official at the Department of National Defence.

“The first two aircraft will be here this spring,” Pat Finn, assistant deputy minister for materiel at DND, told Postmedia in an interview. “I would say it could be by the summer the first couple are on the flight line and painted with the maple leaf.”

A second group of planes would arrive later this year. Eighteen of the Australian F-18 aircraft will eventually be flying for the Canadian Forces, while another seven will be used for testing and spare parts.

Canada is paying Australia $90 million for the aircraft. The federal government originally estimated the purchase of the Australian jets would cost around $500 million, but Finn said that price reflected every aspect of the associated deal, not just the cost of purchasing the jets. Canada is also acquiring extra spare parts, the Australian jets will have to be outfitted with specific Canadian equipment and software and testing will be needed.

The $500-million project estimate also included $50 million in contingency funds to cover any problems and another $35 million for the salaries of all civilian and military personnel involved over the life of the project. An additional $30 million will be spent on new infrastructure needed to accommodate the aircraft.

Those costs add up to $360 million, Finn said. But DND also plans to upgrade its existing fleet of CF-18s with new communications gear and equipment required to meet regulations to operate in civilian airspace, improvements which the Australian jets will also eventually receive at a cost of around $110 million, an amount that brought the original estimate to nearly $500 million.

The Liberal government had planned to buy 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years.

But in 2017 Boeing complained to the U.S. Commerce Department that Canadian subsidies for Quebec-based Bombardier allowed it to sell its C-series civilian passenger aircraft in the U.S. at cut-rate prices. As a result, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump enacted a tariff of almost 300 per cent against the Bombardier aircraft sold in the U.S. In retaliation, Canada cancelled the deal to buy the 18 Super Hornets, which would have cost more than US$5 billion.

Instead of buying the new Super Hornets, the Liberals decided to acquire the used Australian jets.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has said the extra jets are needed to deal with a “capability gap,” as Canada does not have enough fighters to handle its commitments to NATO as well as protecting North America.

But Conservative MPs say the capability gap doesn’t exist and was concocted by the government to delay a larger project to buy new jets, a competition that might end up selecting the F-35 stealth fighter that during the 2015 election campaign the Liberals vowed never to purchase.

National Post

Primeros F-18 australianos irán a Canadá el próximo año

First 2 Australian Fighter Jets to be in Canada Next Year but No Word Yet on Final Cost

RAAF F/A-18 Hornet

Procurement minister Carla Qualtrough said at the CANSEC military equipment trade show last week that she expects the first two used Australian F-18s to be delivered in 2019.

But she told journalists that she still doesn’t have a final cost for taxpayers for the deal of the 18 used aircraft, spares, weapons and other related equipment. The Liberal government has set aside up to $500 million for the purchase.

Qualtrough said negotiations are still ongoing so she won’t have a final tally until later.

Pat Finn, the Department of National Defence’s assistant deputy minister of materiel, recently noted that the Canadian government has received what’s called a letter of cost proposal on the proposed sale. He expects that a deal will be in place by the end of the year with deliveries to begin in the summer of 2019.

The Liberal government originally planned for the arrival of the first used aircraft in January 2019.

Australia needs the approval of the U.S. State Department to transfer the aircraft to Canada. Approval is needed because the F-18s were built in the U.S. with American technology.

The federal government has confirmed that the Australian aircraft will be operating alongside the RACF’s other CF-18s at Bagotville, Que., and Cold Lake, Alberta. “The aircraft will be employed at 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake,” the government noted earlier this year. “DND is currently reviewing infrastructure requirements to accommodate the additional aircraft. Any modifications are expected to be minimal as the supplemental jets are of similar age and design to the CF-18.”

LeaderPost

Australia vende 18 Hornets A/B a Canadá

Australia has Agreed to Sell 18 F/A-18 A/B Classic Hornets to Canada

RAAF F/A-18A/B Hornet 

Sale of Australian Classic Hornets to Canada

Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced the Government has agreed to the sale of 18 Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 A/B Classic Hornets to the Government of Canada.

The offer follows an expression of interest from the Canadian Government received in September. The sale of the aircraft and associated spares remains subject to final negotiations and Country of Origin export approvals.

Defence plans to withdraw its fleet of F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets from service by 2022, which will be progressively replaced by the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, Australia's new fifth-generation air combat capability.

Minister Payne spoke with her Canadian counterpart, Minister for National Defence Harjit Sajjan, to welcome the sale.

“Australia greatly values our longstanding and broad bilateral defence relationship with Canada, and this decision is another example of our close and strong partnership,” Minister Payne said.

“The aircraft will supplement Canada’s existing fleet as it develops and implements its plan to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force fighter jet fleet.

Transfer of the first two aircraft is expected to occur from the first half of 2019, in line with the current plan to transition to the Joint Strike Fighter.

Australia’s first two Joint Strike Fighters are expected to arrive in Australia at the end of 2018.


Ministerio de defensa australiano

Canadá busca Hornets de segunda mano australianos

Canada Seeks Second-Hand F/A-18 Hornets from Australia

Federal officials say the government is refusing to sign a planned multibillion-dollar contract for Boeing-produced F/A-18 Super Hornets as long as the company pursues its complaint against Bombardier at the International Trade Commission in the United States.

Ottawa seeks second-hand jets from Australia amid Boeing, Bombardier dispute

The Canadian government is looking into buying second-hand fighter jets in Australia – instead of a new fleet of 18 Super Hornets – as it tries to force Boeing Co. to drop its trade dispute against Bombardier Inc., sources said.

Federal officials said the government is refusing to sign a planned multibillion-dollar contract for Super Hornets as long as Boeing pursues its complaint against Bombardier at the International Trade Commission in the United States.

A final decision to pull the plug on the Super Hornet contract has not been made, but tensions with Boeing are quickly escalating and the government is looking at all options to increase the pressure on the firm, the officials said.

A Canadian delegation travelled to Australia last month to see whether second-hand F/A-18 fighter jets, which are being placed on the market by the country's military, could fit Canada's needs for an "interim" fleet.

In addition, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Eric Greitens, the Governor of Missouri, where Boeing's Super Hornets are assembled, to highlight the billions of dollars and thousands of jobs that are now in play.

"Canada is reviewing current military procurement that relates to Boeing, as Boeing is pursuing unfair and aggressive trade action against the Canadian aerospace sector. Meanwhile, Boeing receives billions in support from U.S. federal, state and municipal governments," the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday.

Federal officials said that Boeing recently walked away from discussions with the federal government to find a way to settle the Bombardier dispute. Last week, a senior executive from the firm told Canadian media that Boeing would not back down in its fight against unfair subsidies, alleging Bombardier received billions in illegal assistance from the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Globe and Mail

Canadá bloquea venta de armas a Tailandia

Canada Blocks Sale of Defence Equipment to Thailand

Thailand - Navy Canadair CL-215B 

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion has recently blocked the sale of military equipment to Thailand, the Canadian government has confirmed to IHS Jane's.

A spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) - the government department that oversees the country's foreign relations and trade - did not provide details about the type of equipment that was barred from sale but said the value was "modest".

The spokesperson indicated that the sales ban was decided on a case-by-case basis and that it was a response to Canada's concerns about Thailand's human rights record. The Southeast Asian country has been governed by the military since a coup d'etat in May 2014 (Jane's)

Royal Thai Air Force conducting an operational live missile firing of ADATS 

Some Canadian defense companies become a supplier of defense equipment to Thailand such as General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Bell Helicopter Canada, Bombardier Aerospace, and many more.

In the procurement of wheeled armored vehicles 8x8 for the Army, participating Canadian armored vehicle LAV III type, but the contest was won by BTR-3E1 from Ukraine in 2008.


Or CL-215 amphibious aircraft that was assigned to the Navy and some ADATS (Air Defense Anti-Tank System) missiles and Oerlikon air defense weapons that was assigned to Air Force, after that no more news about a greater supply of arms from Canada to Thailand.


But because of weapons and military equipment that is currently using components from several sources, the supply of military equipment that Canada suspend sales to Thailand will have no effect. (AAG)

Canadienses desarrollarán el tren de aterrizaje del KF-X

Héroux-Devtek, Hanwha Developing KF-X Fighter Landing Gear

Canadian and South Korean companies are to jointly design and develop a landing gear system for a new Korean-made jet fighter. (image : daum)

SINGAPORE, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Canada-based Héroux-Devtek and South Korea's Hanwha Corporation have teamed to design and develop a landing gear system for a new Korean jet fighter.

Under terms of a memorandum of understanding announced at the Singapore Airshow, the work by the two companies will be carried out over the next several years.

Based on current program expectations, mass production of the KF-X fighter by Korea Aerospace Industries should start in 2023. A total of 120 fighters are expected to be produced by 2032.

"Héroux-Devtek is proud to expand its global reach in the landing gear market by collaborating on a new program and joining forces with Hanwha, one of South Korea's leading aerospace systems manufacturers," said Gilles Labbé, president and chief executive officer of Héroux-Devtek.

The Canada-based company specializes in the design, development, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gear and actuation systems. Hanwha's expertise is in field of hydraulics.

UPI

Un Sikh muy duro es el nuevo ministro de defensa de Canadá

Todo el mundo piensa que el nuevo ministro de Defensa de Canadá luce como un 'duro'
Por Tamara Khandaker - Vice News




El nuevo ministro de Defensa de Canadá Harjit Sajjan ha sido proclamada por los medios de comunicación un "tipo duro" que por sí solo ha cambiado la forma en el ejército canadiense se reunieron la inteligencia en Afganistán - pero antes de todo eso, como un adolescente, se encontró con la gente equivocada.

Luchando para encontrarse a sí mismo, se volvió hacia su herencia sij; el guerrero tradición de su pueblo, que históricamente han sido perseguidos, resonó con él.

"En realidad no era una cosa religiosa. Fue una cosa de identidad," dijo en una entrevista con el Vancouver Sun en 2012. "Me encantó el aspecto guerrero de la misma."

Años más tarde, como un detective en la unidad de delincuencia de las pandillas de la policía de Vancouver, se encontró que ayuda a detener a las personas que él conocía.

Sajjan es uno de los cuatro ministros de origen sij en el gabinete del primer ministro Justin Trudeau, por lo que el número total de sijs en el gabinete federal de Canadá los más altos del mundo. India, que es el hogar de la mayor parte de los sijs en el mundo, solo tiene dos.


Sajjan a su ceremonia de juramento. Justin Tang / The Canadian Press

El 44-años de edad, Sajjan, que representa a un caballo en Vancouver, se convirtió en un guerrero en el sentido literal de la palabra, como un soldado condecorado en el ejército canadiense, experiencia que puede servirle así como el director de todas las cosas relacionadas con Canadá defensa Nacional.

Uno de sus primeros retos será sacar al país de la campaña de bombardeos contra el Estado islámico, según lo prometido por los liberales.

El primer sikh-Canadiense para mantener el grado de teniente coronel, Sajjan ha servido en Bosnia-Herzegovina y ha desplegado tres veces a Kandahar, Afganistán, donde su trabajo en la reducción de la influencia de los talibanes le ganó una Medalla de Servicio Meritorio y la Orden Militar de Mérito.

"La gente estaba recurriendo a los talibanes a causa de la corrupción, y no podíamos defender eso", le dijo al Sun Vancouver en 2012. "Eso agitó el avispero. Había unos 40 de nosotros y nos ser golpeado todos los días ".



Después de haber trabajado para evitar que los niños de conseguir aspirado en bandas como policía, Sajjan utilizó sus conocimientos para luchar contra los esfuerzos de reclutamiento de los talibanes en Afganistán.

No sabía lo que era la contrainsurgencia hasta que llegó allí. "Pero cuando la vida de los soldados están en la línea, se aprende muy rápido."

Su destreza como oficial de inteligencia se puso de relieve en una carta de 2006 del General de Brigada David Fraser al entonces jefe de policía Jamie Graham, obtenido por el National Observer.

Fraser elogió Sajjan como "el mejor activo de inteligencia canadiense único en el teatro", acreditando su "determinación de duro trabajo, la valentía personal y tenaz" para salvar muchas vidas canadienses. Según la carta, Sajjan "cambió sin ayuda frente a la recolección de inteligencia y análisis en Afganistán".



"No sólo [Sajjan] mostró un alto nivel rara del intelecto y la experiencia en su análisis, que también demostró notable valor personal ... a menudo trabajan en la cara del enemigo para recopilar datos y confirmar sus sospechas, y poniéndose casi a diario en situaciones de grave riesgo personal ".

Mientras que su hoja de vida militar (su baja del ejército se está procesando) es más largo que muchos ministros de Defensa que vinieron antes que él, Sajjan es un jugador relativamente nuevo en la escena política canadiense y ha tenido un poco de un comienzo difícil.

Un gran grupo de sijs liberales abandonó el partido cuando fue seleccionado como candidato sobre el hombre de negocios Barj Dhahran. El grupo dijo Justin Trudeau había sido "manipulado" en al recoger Sajjan, que fue apoyado por la Organización Mundial de Sikh, un grupo nacionalista que luchan por un estado sij independiente en la India, considerado extremista por algunos.



Pero en la carrera por el montar a caballo de Vancouver del Sur, Sajjan resultó ser una elección inteligente, superando el titular Tory en su pilotaje, con 48,8 por ciento de los votos. La reacción en línea para su nombramiento gabinete ha sido abrumadoramente positiva - tuit del Partido Liberal bienvenida Sajjan en el papel fue retweeted más que cualquiera de los otros tuits de bienvenida.

Él no ha dicho mucho en público desde su toma de posesión, sin embargo. Presionado para hablar de la rapidez con Canadá abandonará la misión IS, y se limitó a decir: "Tengo ganas de realmente hacer una decisión informada en el futuro."

Canadá lanza ataque al ISIS

Canadá lanza primeros ataques aéreos contra Estado Islámico en Siria
Los ataques fueron realizados por dos CF-18 que utilizaron "municiones guiadas de precisión"



La semana pasada, el primer ministro canadiense, el conservador Stephen Harper, decidió expandir las operaciones contra EI en Irak y prolongarlas hasta el 30 de marzo de 2016. (AP)

Toronto, Canadá - Canadá lanzó hoy sus primeros ataques aéreos contra fuerzas del Estado Islámico (EI) en Siria según confirmaron las autoridades militares canadienses.

El Ministerio de Defensa de Canadá dijo en un comunicado que cazabombarderos canadienses CF-18 "Hornet" "realizaron sus primeros ataques en Siria desde que el Gobierno tomó la decisión de extender y expandir Operación Impacto, la contribución militar canadienses a la coalición liderada por Estados Unidos" contra EI.

Las autoridades militares canadienses añadieron que los ataques fueron realizados por dos CF-18 que utilizaron "municiones guiadas de precisión" contra una plaza fuerte de EI en la localidad siria de Ar Raqqah.

En el ataque a la posición yihadista también participaron otros ocho aviones de países de la coalición, incluidos seis de Estados Unidos.

La misión militar canadiense contra EI inicialmente se había limitado a operaciones contra las fuerzas del grupo yihadista en Irak porque las autoridades sirias no han autorizado a otros países a penetrar en su espacio aéreo para atacar al grupo.

Pero la semana pasada, el primer ministro canadiense, el conservador Stephen Harper, decidió expandir las operaciones contra EI y prolongarlas hasta el 30 de marzo de 2016.

Los partidos de la oposición a Harper, el socialdemócrata Nuevo Partido Democrático (NPD) y el Partido Liberal, se han opuesto a la decisión que consideran una argucia política de cara a las elecciones generales que Canadá celebrará en octubre de este año. EFE

El Nuevo Día

La Marina de Guerra del Perú compra APC LAV II

Perú compra blindados LAV II 


El 24 de julio se firmó un contrato para el suministro a Marina del Perú 32 vehículos blindados anfibios General Dynamics Land Systems LAV II para el transporte de tropas. El acuerdo - firmado por el Consejero Comercial de la Embajada de Canadá y el Director de Contrataciones Marina del material de - es un producto de la alianza estratégica para la defensa ya conocida entre Perú y Canadá. Los autos también pueden ser utilizadas para ayudar a las zonas de desastre y para evacuar a los heridos. (Juan Carlos Agustín Cicalesi y Puetz)

Segurança e Defesa

Los OVNIs nos van a ayudar si dejamos de hacer bardo... WTF

Exministro canadiense: "Las armas nucleares asustan a los extraterrestres"

Los extraterrestres creen que las armas nucleares que existen en la Tierra amenazan al cosmos, según afirmó el exministro de Defensa canadiense Paul Hellyer.



En una entrevista que concedió a RT, el político dijo que las últimas décadas han visto el crecimiento de la presencia extraterrestre en la Tierra debido a que los humanos inventaron la bomba nuclear.

"Temen mucho que podamos ser tan estúpidos como para volver a usar armas nucleares, y eso causaría un gran daño, tanto a nosotros como a ellos", dijo Hellyer, ministro de Defensa del país norteamericano entre 1963 y 1967.

Hellyer, de 90 años de edad, aseguró que los alienígenas llevan miles de años visitándonos y que hay gente que ya está denunciando lo que los Gobiernos saben y ocultan sobre estas visitas.

Según él, cada visita responde a una sencilla pregunta: "¿Qué demonios están haciendo hoy en esta casa de locos?".

Hellyer, quien lleva varios años realizando semejantes declaraciones, dijo haber visto un ovni, que describió como una "estrella". También mencionó que "la estrella de Belén fue uno de los platillos voladores de Dios".

El exministro, que anteriormente creía que existían entre 2 y 12 especies extraterrestres, ahora sostiene que podrían ser hasta 80, según informaciones que ha recibido.

Según el político, algunos son altos ("rubios nórdicos) y otros son bajos de estatura ("bajos grises") parecidos a algunos dibujos que los pintan con una gran cabeza y grandes ojos marrones. Solo una o dos especies podrían ser peligrosas, sostiene.

Relató que dos criaturas extraterrestres femeninas fueron de compras en Las Vegas vestidas de monjas .

"Ellos están aquí entre nosotros y no tengo miedo, porque en la mayoría de los casos, en lo que se refiere a las tecnologías, están a años luz de nosotros y hemos aprendido muchas cosas de ellos", aseguró.

Entre las tecnologías compartidas mencionó los chalecos antibalas Kevlar, los diodos emisores de luz (LED) y los circuitos integrados.

"Podríamos conseguir muchas más, sobre todo en medicina y agricultura, si las utilizáramos con fines pacíficos", dijo.

Sin embargo, dijo que cree que "algunos entre nosotros están más interesados en obtener tecnologías militares".

RT Actualidad