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There is absolutely neither glee nor prophetic joy of any kind for me to be able to sit back now and say "I warned you this would happen by choosing a paper MHP solution".  In my view, it's a Trumpian "very sad" situation that we are now in but one that any intelligent person should not have...

On the19th of June 1975 I was serving as a run-of-the-line Sea King Crew Commander on HS423 Squadron in Shearwater NS. That evening, upon returning to Squadron Ops after a DDH deck landing qualification flight for some new co-pilots, I was intercepted by my Squadron Commander (then- LCol Larry...

Hi Baz I know who you are and I also know that you're an extremely well-respected MH (12 Wing) star and a very big (backseat) Cyclone and GDC champion.  I've been both directly and indirectly involved in this failed procurement since 1975 right up until the present day but I'm now about to...

H3 TACCO is absolutely correct.  The Rideau Institute is, intentionally or not, helping to lend true the urban myth that performance and equipment requirements were added on/increased after contract award.  There have been a few relatively minor changes to the original 2003 requirements specs...

Perhaps it would be best to ensure that the new ships' aviation facility designs are as flexible as possible.  After all, we are not sure yet that the Cyclone will be able to operate from the current CPFs in sea and wind conditions anywhere near the same as the Sea Kings currently do, let alone...

All good questions... no answers yet.  I suspect we shall have to wait another year or two to learn more.  A significant amount of development is still required before Sikorsky will be able to satisfy the original (2003) performance requirements.  And, we have yet to learn what, if any, of the...

There are currently a number of dates being bandied about.  2015 is now the new delivery date for the first "interim MH" with "sufficient capability" to commence full initial cadre crew training and commence Sea King retirement, although the latter point seems to have been dropped into the...

The following story appeared in several papers today, shared here in accordance with the Fair Dealing provisions (§29) of the Copyright Act.  A colleague at NDHQ has described it to me as a potential "tipping point" and added that it (the Cyclone) is hanging on the edge of the cliff. DND warned...

The options that can be put forward for decision are reported to be limited to: (1) terminate MHP (two contracts: Acquisition and ISS) for cause in accordance with the current contract terms and conditions for Contractor non-performance; or (2) accept the non-performance and amend the MHP...

The new target date for recommendations to Cabinet on the way ahead for MHP is now nlt Friday 15 November.  From my experience in the puzzle palace, this means a decision could possibly be announced before Christmas.  The only other piece of info available right now is that the recommended way...

Information about the process is being closely held but here is what I know along with a personal assessment of the options: The RFI was issued only to three OEMs - Sikorsky, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland. Sikorsky was asked to provide information (cost, schedule and technical) for the USN...

Recommendations to the Ministers are now due to be put forward in very early November.  A request for information was issued to potential alternative suppliers in early October and responses had to be submitted not later than last Tuesday (22 October).  The RFI was not issued via MERX so the...

Its been a while since I logged into this site so I just noticed the question about Cyclone engines raised by Ks64: "It's true that a governmental website is not a credible source... ;) I found that very suspect because in many texts I find that CH-148 is equipped with a CT7-8C... "Initial...

Just received info that the final Hitachi report has been received and the future of this project is now being being reviewed.  A decision is expected to be announced before the 15 October throne speech.  I was also told that this decision will be the crossing of the Rubicon... if it is in...

Here is a fairly reasonable report of the current situation regarding the present program and the alternative- Time for Plan B? 2013-09-11 16:37:18 By Ken Pole  -  VERTICAL Magazine The federal government’s confirmation that it is willing to consider alternatives to the Sikorsky CH-148...

I just received the attached release from a colleague.  It was in pdf format with an AgustaWestland Press Release Header on it.  I don't know how to copy a pdf copy here.  What follows is the text content of the pdf that has apparently been distributed to all Canadian News Media today: 10...

In early 2012 I briefly checked into this forum as a guest and divulged some inside information pointing out that there might be a serious problem or two with the Cyclone.  There was some bully reaction to my info so I went back into my shell. H3 TACCO reported a few entries ago : In 2004...

There are still a few remaining Mission System integration matters to be resolved, but except for one of them potentially, I believe that none can be classified as show stoppers and so I felt that they were not worth highlighting.  They are mainly software-related and those troubles are...

If this is not "serious" enough for you, please forgive me.  Feel free to chalk it all up to chat room hyperbole if you think that any of these matters are not potential show stoppers.

[how about providing a list of that multitude of serious problems? One person's serious can sometimes be a nitpicking pissing match initiated by contracts officers to drag out negotiations . . .  So if you do know what is happening, that  list would be appreciated.] Without getting too...