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originally posted by: RadioRobert
a reply to: InTheLight
Sorry, we're broke. Unessential spending like bailing out countries who refuse to spend even 1.5% GDP on defense has to end. I'd also reassign workshare for the F-35 program seeing as you've flipped the bird at the other international partners in that program. No need to feed your industry when we have so many other poor countries including ourselves who need the work.
Canada has a larger GDP than Russia, so you should be fine on your own. EU has roughly ten times or more the Russian GDP. They should be able to field a credible defensive force without the US, too.
Peace and love
originally posted by: RadioRobert
I've seen how that's gone for the last three years. You're going to need lots of peace and love. Or to spend some money.
originally posted by: RadioRobert
CF-18's don't have MADL, so I doubt they'd fall in the category of immediate help.
ETA: C$5 billion would buy about a third of the original initial procurement commitment to the F-35 program which was deemed necessary almost ten years ago. So maybe 20 F-35's under a sustainment contract?
The defence budget will grow from C$18.9bn ($14bn; £10.8bn) in 2016-17 to C$32.7b a year in 2026-27, or by about 73%, with most of the new funds being delivered after 2021.
However, the lack of capacity from within the department to administer major programs due to the lack of experienced military and public works program managers has already translated into reduced spending, despite the money carved out for them. “DND is on track to deliver barely better than half of the intended spending on new equipment and infrastructure,” wrote Dave Perry, vice president and senior analyst with Canadian Global Affairs, in a report in January. While some believe deferred spending will eventually be used as planned, I remain skeptical.