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In parts of Canada's Arctic, it could take eight hours for a C130 Hercules tanker to arrive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An truthful set of operational requirements would allow tenders for Boeing's new FA18 Super Hornet, Eurofighter's Typhoon and Saab's JAS 39 Gripen.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These other planes are firstrate aircraft. navy and Australian air force; the Typhoon has been chosen by Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Saudi Arabia; the Gripen has been chosen by Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Thailand.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even then, it isn't clear that fighter jets need to be in the top of Canada's procurement list. The CF18s had been acquired to intercept Soviet bombers through the Cold War; now, Russia is usually a member of your G8, the Arctic Council, in addition to a soontobe member with the WTO. It's largest trading partner is the European Union, which is produced up largely of NATO states.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Canada's most desperate procurement have to have is for fixedwing searchandrescue aircraft that might be constructed in Canada by Bombardier.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Harper government claims that the F35 system creates possibilities for the Canadian aerospace sector, and that it demands to commit now so that contractors can secure work connected to the F35 orders anticipated from other countries.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But possibilities for Canadian market would be developed by sourcing searchandrescue planes right here. Or investing a number of that $16 billion in a further clear want, such as highspeed rail for the TorontoMontrealOttawa corridor. firms than Canadian ones.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Back in 2006, the Harper government spent $8.three billion on 4 C17 Globemaster and 17 C130 Hercules transport aircraft. 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