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Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor

Canadian Forces Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor Jet Crashes at Atlanta Air Show, Pilot Safe

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aerobatic/ flight demonstration, Atlanta Air Show, Canada, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), USA

A Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds flight demonstration team has crashed into a pasture near Brooks,

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Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-295 FWSAR Aircraft

First Royal Canadian Air Force C295 SAR Aircraft Shows Off Its Final Livery

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Canada, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, FWSAR Project (Canada), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search

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AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant

Canada to Expand and Modernize Its CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Fleet

August 25, 2019August 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AgustaWestland AW101, AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant, Canada, Helicopter, Leonardo, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is expanding and modernizing its CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue (SAR) helicopter fleet, Defence

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CF-188 Hornet

<img width="800" height="445" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. State Department Clears Sale of MIDS-JTRS Tactical Radio Systems to Canada

July 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS), Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 152 MIDS-JTRS tactical radio system support to

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CF-188 Hornet

<img width="800" height="445" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

Canada Releases Formal RFPs to Procure 88 Advanced Fighter Jets

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Boeing, Canada, Fighter aircraft, Future Fighter Capability Project (Canada), Lockheed Martin, McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Saab

The Government of Canada, on July 23, has released formal Request for Proposals (RFPs) to four suppliers to procure 88

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CT-142 Dash-8 - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

PAL Aerospace Awarded Maintenance Contract for Royal Canadian Air Force CT-142 Dash-8 Fleet

July 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Canada, CT-142 Dash-8, De Havilland Canada Dash 8, PAL Aerospace, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Trainer aircraft

PAL Aerospace announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance services for the Royal Canadian Air

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Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-295 FWSAR Aircraft

Royal Canadian Air Force Shortlists Five Possible Names for Its CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft

July 14, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, FWSAR Project (Canada), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has shortlisted five possible names for the upcoming CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue aircraft.

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RCAF C295 FWSAR First Flight

Royal Canadian Air Force’s First Airbus C295 FWSAR Aircraft Performs Maiden Flight

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Canada, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, FWSAR Project (Canada), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

The first Airbus C295 aircraft, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing

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CF-188 Hornet

<img width="800" height="445" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="CF-188 Hornet" data-attachment-id="3700" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/canadian-jets-romania-nato-air-policing-mission/cf-188-hornet/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Staff Sgt. Perry Aston","camera":"","caption":"Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,\u00c2\u00a0March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da'esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston\/RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Public Domain","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="CF-188 Hornet" data-image-description="<p>Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet flies next to U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while his wingman refuels,Â March 4, 2015, over Iraq. The Hornets are striking Da’esh targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-1024x576.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CF-188-Hornet-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

Peraton Wins Contract Extension for RCAF CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support Program

April 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Canada, Fighter aircraft, McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, Peraton, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

Peraton was awarded a one-year contract extension for the CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program valued at $37.5M CDN

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Magellan Aerospace

Magellan Aerospace Receives Contract to Deliver LUU-2 Illumination Flares to Royal Canadian Air Force

March 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Canada, Illuminating Flares, LUU-2 illuminating flare, Magellan Aerospace, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced agreements valued at CDN $48 million, with the Canadian government, to perform the licensed manufacture of

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