And the Canadian Army does what the Marine Corps couldn't. They setup a list of requirements for the manufacturers to meet, they test the submitted vehicles and then they select a winner and get the vehicle into production.
Maybe we need to send some of our people from the AAV program office up North to get schooled on the process?
Are you kidding? Canadian procurement is a joke. After canceling EH101 ASW helocopters out of sheer spite for the previous government, Canada is still waiting more than 20 years later for a Sea King replacement.
ReplyDeleteThe F-35 was all but bought and paid for without looking at options like the Rhino or Typhoon.
Canada sold its entire Chinook fleet before going to Afghanistan. Resulting in dead Canadian soldiers thanks to IEDs. Now that we are out of Afghanistan, we finally get new, customized models that are years late and millions over budget.
Then there's the mothballed British subs we bought... That killed Canadian sailors thanks to their ilack of seaworthiness.
Every once in a while, they accidently get something right, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/how-broken-is-military-procurement-its-time-for-a-blue-ribbon-panel/article9831465/?service=mobile
i said Canadian Army. they might have reversed themselves on the Close Combat Vehicle but they saw this through and real quick too.
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