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| Canada finally gets some strategic airlift, 3 more to come |
| 2007-08-12 |
| The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III made its Canadian debut at an international airshow in in Abbotsford, B.C. It's the first of four such planes Ottawa bought to transport heavy cargo across Canada and the world. At a cost of roughly $900 million, the 53-metre-long planes are capable of carrying 78,000 kilograms and can airdrop 102 paratroopers and their equipment. The pilot who will lead the C-17 crews said the arrival of the new plane is a big step for the Canadian Forces. "This is an absolute paradigm shift for us. We've never had this capability before," said Maj. Jeremy Reynolds. |
| Posted by:Canukistan |
| #3 There gonna need 'em with all the Russkies arriving in the arctic... Russians? Think 'Chinese' - they've already made 'port calls' in the northern territories. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-08-12 19:24 |
| #2 DOUG STEPHEN Show > The Canadians know that iff anything hits the fan btwn the USA-NATO and Russia-China, now wid the ARCTIC controversy, Canada will a primary battlefield for conventional and nuke exchanges, and moving to the USA isn't gonna help becuz any NORAM WAR will likely spread to the lower 48. * Like good dialecticists/PC'ers, RUSSIA is doing two thingys by the ARCTIC - one, its long Cold War desired dissection and creeping control of CONUS-NORAM; and two, putting the USA on its side [ vv economics]iff any war occurs btwn Russia and China for control of [post-Amer/USA] Asia = Eurasia. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-08-12 19:14 |
| #1 There gonna need 'em with all the Russkies arriving in the arctic... |
| Posted by: borgboy2001 2007-08-12 16:10 |