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CASR  Editorials & Opinion  —  Most Recent Titles

May 2013

 • National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Priorities: JSS or the Polar Icebreaker?
    Scheduling Conflicts between JSS & Polar Icebreaker. What are the priorities for NSPS?

April 2013

 • For Sale for For Let? Canada's Strategic Resources: Managed assets or foreign SOEs?
    Case study: Is a new China-Russia energy export agreement a model for all future deals?

March 2013

 • Leaders Lose their Lustre  –  The Fate of  the Conservative Party of Canada in 2015
    Case study: Margaret Thatcher's leadership trajectory as an analogy for Stephen Harper.

January 2013

 • The Air Force Association of Canada wants another C-17 – CASR editorial response
    Maintenance agreements automatically mean shortages. How do these things happen?



CASR  Editorials & Opinion  —  Past Article Titles

September 2012

 • Jim Dorschner Reviews options for the Canadian Coast Guard New Helicopter Project
    Potential CCG suppliers are Bell Helicopter Textron, Eurocopter, and AgustaWestland.

July 2012

 • Another New Associate Minister of National Defence – Does it signify outside DND?
    Julian Fantino is out and Bernard Valcourt is in as Associate DM ... but for how long?

June 2012

 • Are used USAF Beechcraft MC-12Ws the potential ISR boost that the RCAF Needs?
    The USAF is to retire 10-to-12 of  its MC-12W ISR aircraft. Manned UAVs anyone?

 • Cheques & Balances – Rona Ambrose's Approach to Defence Procurement Reform
    Accountability to curb bad procurement hbits while seizing opportunities from chaos?

May 2012

 • CCV Redux –  Yet Another 'Reset' for the Canadian Army's Close Combat Vehicle
    CCV: The perils of brochure-thumbing and dodged key decisions comes home to roost.

April 2012

 • 'FWSAR Plus': An expanded scope to satisfy the requirements with Canadian aircraft
    By expanding FWSAR's scope, broader capabilities can be achieved beyond aerial SAR.

February 2012

 • Disposal of USAF C-27J Spartans: A Canadian procurement opportunity for FWSAR?
    Might have been but Alenia has made clear it won't support those who buy used C-27Js.

 • The FWSAR Project  –  Skewed Requirements, and the Downsides of  Buying Italian
    Then again, there's also a host of downsidez to Canada buying new C-27Js for FWSAR.



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