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Comment on WILL THE CANADIAN FORCES BE UNDER PRESSURE TO CHANGE ITS SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE? ANALYSIS BY DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:18:26 +0000

If I am not mistaken, the result of the Wells report got the Federal Regulator to “press for a fully equipped rescue chopper on standby in St. John’s whenever workers fly”. I would intuit that having CF based SAR on fulltime “30 minute” readiness would be hugely inefficient compared to having dedicated equipment available specifically when O&G transports are flying, even -I would venture to say- if the Canadian taxpayer had to foot the bill for this dedicated service. I can imagine that CF would be reluctant to change their stance.

Tagentially related to this article, I only hope the politicians and/or the bureaucrats get their act together on providing the new long overdue FWSAR equipment to truly keep Canadian SAR relevant (be it contracted, or Coast Guard, or CF, or Italian-made, Spanish, Canadian, or whatever).

Comment on DAVID PUGLIESE DEFENCE WATCH: GROUND STATION LINKS SET UP FOR MARITIME MONITORING SATELLITE by 2012

2012 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:05 +0000

nice article.. thanks for sharing..

Comment on AFGHAN ARMY WANTS CANADIAN LEOPARDS BY DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN by Wayne Melgaard

Wayne Melgaard — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:06:00 +0000

New Zealand does not have Leopards it was Australia

Comment on NO CANADIAN LEOPARD TANKS FOR AFGHAN ARMY; DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN JOURNALIST by vic williams

vic williams — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:19:49 +0000

Hi,

If you do a google on [ brazil "leopard 1" army tank ] you’ll find that they’re getting 250 updated Leopard 1s and will expect to use them for a while. The Leo 1s can and have been updated for an extended life – and their capability, especially mobility, is excellent for Brazil’s situation.

It’s sort of like the Buffalo story. The US is considering automatic/robot STOL aircraft and the Buff fits perfectly, but you won’t hear a peep about that from the people who say that everything has to be shiny new. New or upgraded Buffs fit all kinds of aid delivery, Canada/Australia North, and India’s huge STOL upgrade program, but you won’t hear much about that either.

Comment on 200 DEFENCE JOBS CREATED IN OTTAWA BY DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN JOURNALIST by DND TO REQUEST LEOPARD TANK FUNDING FROM TREASURY BOARD - News and Opinion Blog of Blogs

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:36:49 +0000

[...] Defence Department officials will be before Treasury Board soon to request funding for the Leopard 2 tank project.Defence Watch has been told they are hoping to either make their presentation to TB on June 8 or June 18.Cabinet has given its approval for the project to refurbish 20 Leopard 2 tanks in Germany so they can be sent as quickly as possible to Afghanistan. Another 20 Leopard 2 tanks will also be refurbished in Germany and those turned over to the government there as payment for tanks that nation had earlier loaned the Canadian army. The package to be presented to Treasury Board also includes approval for work on the 40 Leopard 2 tanks now stored in Montreal.Although Cabinet has approved all this work, the mechanisms of government require that those who hold the purse-strings approve the financial portion.The Harper government announced the purchase of 100 used Leopard 2 tanks from the Netherlands in April 2007 as well as the loan of another 20 tanks from Germany for use in Afghanistan. The German-supplied tanks are currently in Kandahar, along with other older Canadian Leopards.Forty of the tanks purchased from the Netherlands have been sitting in the depot in Montreal since November. For previous articles I have written on procurement go to the following links:http://davidpugliese.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/procurement-david-pugliese/http://davidpugliese.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/military-procurements-in-trouble-by-david-pugliese/http://davidpugliese.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/mackay-announces-infrastructure-contracts-by-david-pugliese-ottawa-citizen-journalist/http://davidpugliese.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/200-defence-jobs-created-in-ottawa-by-david-pugliese-o… [...]

Comment on MILITARY PROCUREMENTS IN TROUBLE BY DAVID PUGLIESE by DND TO REQUEST LEOPARD TANK FUNDING FROM TREASURY BOARD - News and Opinion Blog of Blogs

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:36:44 +0000

Comment on Procurement problems continue; Canadian Forces truck project up in air by DND TO REQUEST LEOPARD TANK FUNDING FROM TREASURY BOARD - News and Opinion Blog of Blogs

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:36:39 +0000

Comment on FORMER SOLDIER FIGHTS TO PRESERVE ARMY TRUCKS MLVW POSTED BY DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN JOURNALIST by EX-CANADIAN FORCES SOLDIER'S MLVW SAGA CONTINUES - News and Opinion Blog of Blogs

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:35:43 +0000

[...] get an answer from DND on his quest to get 2 surplus MLVWs on the road.See my original story here:http://davidpugliese.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/former-soldier-fights-to-preserve-army-trucks-mlvw-pos…Mr. MacKay didn’t acknowledge the letter sent to his office on the issue, so Mr. Chartrand has [...]

Comment on FORMER SOLDIER FIGHTS TO PRESERVE ARMY TRUCKS MLVW POSTED BY DAVID PUGLIESE OTTAWA CITIZEN JOURNALIST by Dave Porter

Dave Porter — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:34:19 +0000

I have purchased 2 mlvws and have registered one for the road ,All i had to do was pass local inspection law .I have been issued a plate and registration card in my name as a comercial truck.

Comment on JOINT TASK FORCE 2 TOP PRIORITY BY DAVID PUGLIESE by car jacks

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