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Politics, Procurement Practices, and Procrastination:the CH-124 Sea King Helicopter Replacement Saga Stephen Priestley reviews DND’s quarter-century long ( and running ) struggle to replace Canada’s CH-124 Sea King Shipboard Helicopters.
Part 1 — the MHP in the Current Political Landscape Part 2 — In the Beginning: the Search for a Sea King Replacement Part 3 — “Slide!” ... Air Command Listens to its ‘Power Animal’ Part 4 — ASW Rebranded: the New Shipboard Aircraft Project Sidebar: Obsessing Over Size? or Just Missing the Point? Part 5 — Open for Business: the Contenders for the ‘NSA’ Part 6 — Open for Business: the Contenders for the ‘NSA’ (Cont) Part 7 — Narrowing the Field and Racing for the Finishing Line Part 8 — “...‘The Effects of a Permanent Income On Thought’...” Part 9 — Widening the ‘New Shipboard Aircraft’ Requirement Part 10 – NSA Contracts ... ‘Buy Now! Do Not Pay Until 1995!’ Part 11 – Out With the Old, ... the 1993 Federal Election Part 12 – Going ‘Green’: An Unexamined Option for the NSA Part 13 – Running Out of Time, Options, and Alternatives Sidebar: Liberals Try Thinking Small With a Sea-Going Griffon Part 14 – the 1994 Defence White Paper and SAR Helicopters Part 15 – “Once more unto the breach” — the MHP Candidates Part 16 – “We had joy, we had fun; we had Sea Kings in the Sun” Part 17 – “... Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things ...” Part 18 – “... Some shall be pardoned, and some punishèd ...”