According to this article it takes about 199 months from start to finish for the Canadian government to acquire a new item of equipment! Mind boggling! :o
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/SOMNIA/7978257/story.html (http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/SOMNIA/7978257/story.html)
Sixteen and a half years?
The good news is that it should be plenty cheap by then. Also should have a proven track record and the kinks all worked out!
It means they buy stuff that is obsolete before the order is completely placed and antique by acquisition.
And Bombardier still gets a fortune even if they never saw the order.
They waste a billion to save a million. Some things never change.
sure they do.
your subs arent catching fire anymore.
Quote from: LongBlade on February 18, 2013, 10:33:46 PMThe good news is that it should be plenty cheap by then. Also should have a proven track record and the kinks all worked out!
and all the vietnam-era bullet holes patched and the dust blown off
Seems to be the rule except when the gov't wants something - look at how fast we got the Lep-2's. That happened overnight!!! The C-17's also seemed to be an "accelerated" lease/purchase. All depends on what Harper wants.....
^ Translation: Whatever has the greatest PR bang for the Harper government.
That's what the military is for when you are a democracy struggling for third-string status.