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Symbolism and the CF-18 Replacement
出版
Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
, 2016
ISBN
1988493080
9781988493084
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=t7E_swEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
By using the narrowly defined scope of the study, the committee members were able to shape the discussion on the requirements for fighter operations to feed into a predetermined narrative - one that focussed on stealth, number of engines, immediacy of replacement and flyaway costs. [...] It is but one factor in the overall assessment of the operational and technological dimensions needed in determining the right replacement for the CF-18s. [...] Page 1 by Alan Stephenson November, 2016 Symbolism and the CF-18 Replacement 2025 and the government is in a good position to quickly conduct a competitive process given the 40,000 person hours of analysis already conducted by government bureaucrats.3 Finally, the first recommendation's identification of a replacement fighter having "well-defined capital and sustainment costs" and "working. [...] The fifth-generation fighter will have growing pains (as did the CF-18 in the 1980s), but will evolve with the times and technology with the potential to last for 40 years. [...] The Defence Policy Review is due to be released in early 2017 and the Standing Committee's report will be used as part of the consultation process.4 Although only one of many submissions, the Standing Committee's report is, in fact, a 'trial balloon' of some contentious issues such as Ballistic Missile Defence and the CF-18 replacement, for the government to assess public reaction.