Solid start to CANSEC, to say the least. GlobalEye seems like a very promising platform and a good fit for Canadian requirements (i.e. more need for persistent and wide-ranging early warning and ISR capabilities with straightforward commercial-like operation and maintenance and less airborne combat management control). Moreover, if GlobalEye is adopted as the future NATO AWACS pool platform, Canada could acquire additional aircraft beyond the RCAF needs and provide them to the NATO pool as a practical and high-yield contribution to the alliance. Similarly, I think we should do the same for the NATO airborne refueling pool by acquiring additional A330 MRRTs and making them available to the NATO pool. Platform commonality for non-US AEWC and airborne refueling platforms should be an alliance priority.
Yes no airborne refuelling yet, but these planes can land on all those northern 2000’ runways & I believe can have those maritime search radars installed as well to supplement the P8’s. So it is good news indeed.
Hopefully this gets bumped up Saab's priorities list for the platform, especially if GlobalEye is ultimately selected as the NATO pool E-3 AWACS replacement. Perhaps advancing airborne refueling could be an area where Canada contributes to the GlobalEye program? We don't exactly have experience with boom-based aerial refueling, but Bombardier will have to integrate any such system into the airframe, so it makes sense for them to be directly involved with its engineering and integration.
Still saying “up to six”. Six jets enable two to be flying on station 24/7. So six is a minimum, one available for each western and eastern control zone.
Agree. I’d say an aircraft in each of east and west arctic and one on each southern coast. So four birds up at any one time. Three jets needed for each station to sustain 24/7 ops. Equates to 12. Write to your MP.
Solid start to CANSEC, to say the least. GlobalEye seems like a very promising platform and a good fit for Canadian requirements (i.e. more need for persistent and wide-ranging early warning and ISR capabilities with straightforward commercial-like operation and maintenance and less airborne combat management control). Moreover, if GlobalEye is adopted as the future NATO AWACS pool platform, Canada could acquire additional aircraft beyond the RCAF needs and provide them to the NATO pool as a practical and high-yield contribution to the alliance. Similarly, I think we should do the same for the NATO airborne refueling pool by acquiring additional A330 MRRTs and making them available to the NATO pool. Platform commonality for non-US AEWC and airborne refueling platforms should be an alliance priority.
Yes no airborne refuelling yet, but these planes can land on all those northern 2000’ runways & I believe can have those maritime search radars installed as well to supplement the P8’s. So it is good news indeed.
I wonder if there is any news on AAR for these jets....
Hopefully this gets bumped up Saab's priorities list for the platform, especially if GlobalEye is ultimately selected as the NATO pool E-3 AWACS replacement. Perhaps advancing airborne refueling could be an area where Canada contributes to the GlobalEye program? We don't exactly have experience with boom-based aerial refueling, but Bombardier will have to integrate any such system into the airframe, so it makes sense for them to be directly involved with its engineering and integration.
Still saying “up to six”. Six jets enable two to be flying on station 24/7. So six is a minimum, one available for each western and eastern control zone.
That answers one of the questions I had...but 6 seems little on the low side given all the territory we have to cover....
Agree. I’d say an aircraft in each of east and west arctic and one on each southern coast. So four birds up at any one time. Three jets needed for each station to sustain 24/7 ops. Equates to 12. Write to your MP.
Noah: Keep Calm and Carry On!
Looking forward to hearing from you on Friday.
Hopefully going with the Globaleye is enough to make Saab happy and the RCAF and go for the full order off 88 CF-35 stealth fighter jets!!!
Probably not perfect, but good enough for our needs, including steering us away from american products.