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Government of Canada
As 2017 draws to a close, Chief Warrant Officer Gérard Poitras and I are pleased to offer you our best wishes at this special time of year and to express our deep appreciation to all of you who are part of our Royal Canadian Air Force family: our veterans, our airmen and airwomen, our civilian colleagues and our families. Thank you for your service to Canada and Canadians.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Puisque l'année 2017 se terminera bientôt, c'est avec plaisir que l'adjudant-chef Gérard Poitras et moi profitons de l'occasion pour offrir nos meilleurs vœux et exprimer notre sincère gratitude à tous ceux qui forment la famille de l'Aviation royale canadienne : nos anciens combattants, nos aviateurs et aviatrices, nos collègues civils et nos proches. Merci de votre service au Canada et aux Canadiens.
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Government of Canada
Canada recently announced its decision to purchase Australian F-18 aircraft to supplement the current fleet of fighter aircraft. These aircraft are of similar age and design to Canada's CF-18 fleet and can be integrated quickly with minimal modifications, training and infrastructure changes.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Le Canada a annoncé récemment son intention de faire l'acquisition de chasseurs F-18 australiens pour compléter sa flotte actuelle. Ces appareils sont d’âge et de configuration similaires aux CF-18 de la flotte canadienne, et pourront donc être intégrés rapidement avec peu de mises à niveau, de formation et de modifications d'infrastructures.
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CBC News
It is being called, in some quarters, the "naughty and nice list" of defence contractors.
And it figured prominently in a recent announcement that Canada would buy a handful of used Australian FA-18 fighters until the country's entire fleet of CF-18s could begin retiring in 2025.
Along with the fighter jet announcement, Liberals said they will now also evaluate bidding companies for their "overall impact on Canada's economic interests."
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Ottawa Citizen
The Liberal government has brought in a new clause — dubbed the Boeing clause — which will be used in the process of selecting winners of military equipment procurements. The clause would assess the "economic harm" a company might have on Canada's economy because of its policies or trade complaints.
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Ian Allan Travel
On Aug. 17, 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report
to the British government's War Council setting out his ideas on the future
of air power. The report was duly approved and led to the formation of the
world's first air force being born on the April 1, 1918.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed by the amalgamation of the
squadrons and military personnel of the British Army's "Royal Flying Corps"
(RFC) with the Royal Navy's "Royal Naval Air Service" (RNAS).
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Sea King Retirement Committee
After more than 50 years of service, the Sea King will be retired December 2018 at 443MH Victoria. Advance planning is underway. Visit www.skr18.ca for updates.
Air Cadet League of Canada
Were you an Air Cadet? The Air Cadet League wants to know where being an Air Cadet has taken you; join the Air Cadet Alumni and share your "Cadet Story" with us.
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