Cyclone Helicopter Deal - Worst Procurement in DND History?

Shelldrake · February 11, 2013, 05:09:44 PM

Sea King replacements are far behind schedule and some question whether Sikorsky will ever deliver.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/02/11/ns-sea-king-cyclone-alternatives.html

At this rate we will have new patrol frigates before these choppers appear! >:(

LongBlade · February 11, 2013, 05:55:44 PM

For some reason I thought this was about D&D, not DND.

Longdan · February 11, 2013, 06:07:08 PM

They share a similar relationship to reality.

MIGMaster · February 12, 2013, 07:47:53 AM

http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/681877-maritime-choppers-may-not-land-until-2015

In the paper today.......

Martok · February 13, 2013, 05:25:35 AM

Quote from: Shelldrake on February 11, 2013, 05:09:44 PM

At this rate we will have new patrol frigates before these choppers appear! >:(

Sadly, it would appear your comment may not be that far-fetched.

Shelldrake · February 14, 2013, 09:47:27 AM

Now it appears that Sikorsky could cancel the deal since Sikorsky is taking a heavy loss on the current contract even without penalties.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/685662-helicopter-deal-on-shaky-ground

Centurion40 · February 14, 2013, 09:49:27 AM

And who would blame them?

Longdan · February 14, 2013, 12:39:16 PM

So this is a lose/lose deal for everybody. Oh, Canada!

Centurion40 · February 14, 2013, 02:28:46 PM

In other words, fairly typical, big ticket military procurement for Canada.

eyebiter · February 14, 2013, 02:53:03 PM

And to think if they had just bought the LH101 in the first place, this whole fiasco could have been avoided.

I'd like to see how much the contract changed since 2004.. Fly by wire controls, a new GE engine, and who knows what else. Sikorsky can whine all they want, AFTER they soaked Canada for a decade SUDDENLY they don't want to deliver on the contract?

Longdan · February 14, 2013, 03:57:26 PM

How much has this deal cost so far with no freaking helis?
Watching a Sea King firing up on the ramp with the crew chief standing by with a fire extinguisher
is certainly amusing, especially when you are rewarded by a huge puff of black smoke and a flurry
of frenzied fire fighting...but I don't think that is supposed the happen to "the one that runs".

GDS_Starfury · February 15, 2013, 01:01:07 AM

we love you to death. why do you really need a funtioning military? really.

GDS_Starfury · February 15, 2013, 01:02:16 AM

it comes down to that 'no ones messing with my little brother' thing.

Centurion40 · February 15, 2013, 09:44:18 AM

It's lose-lose for us. We stop trying to have a military, and then Southern Big Brother says "carry some of your own gd weight, and stop relying on us to carry it all."

Longdan · February 15, 2013, 11:26:42 AM

The only plausible military threat to Canada has been the USA. Thanks for not invading.
Since you haven't tried to come over for about a hundred years we thought we might
use the money for something else. Like buying votes in Quebec. Or hospital bills.
Your patronizing attitude is okay, we are used to it. :P