CASR — Canadian American Strategic Review — A Modest Proposal  CASR |  Government  Documents  |  Background  | In Detail  |  Editorials CASR's A Modest Proposal tosses out alternative approaches to procurement possibilities. This includes interim solutions to timely (or, more often, dragged out) equipment purchases; alternatives presented by disposals (or cancellations) by allied forces and  foreign militaries; and potential alterations to current Canadian Forces methods (eg: assignments and basing). ModProp pages take an intentionally off the wall approach (possible slight variations to CF business-as-usual are more often discussed in Background, Editorials or In Detail pages). Current ModProp pages are listed here in reverse chronological order. Any obsolete pages are noted.  Older pages are deleted but see our ModProp index of Internet Archive pages. CASR  A Modest Proposal  —  Most Recent Titles November 2012  • CH-160M Can Hawk: RCAF CSAR/SOF capability from Sikorsky's CH-148 Penalties    Finding a silk purse in Cyclone delays CF. Pave Hawks in lieu of $90M late delivery fees? April 2012  • Northern Growler: the F/A-18F Super Hornet and 'CF-18G' as alternatives to the F-35    Buying time with interim purchases has benefits – never more so than with new fighters June 2011  • Search and Rescue Forward Operating Locations for the CF's Arctic SAR Helicopters?    Using existing CF resources in a new way to meet Canada's SAR obligations in the Arctic April 2011  • Northern Sentinel [Part 1]:  Near-New Battlefield Surveillance Aircraft for the RCAF?    Britain is disposing of Canadian-built Sentinel R1 strategic recce fleet. Is there a CF role?  • Northern Sentinel [Part 2]:  Sentinel Sidekick – Adding on a Side of Canadian BACN?    With a fleet of RCAF Sentinels, should we add the Global Express-based E-11A BACN? March 2011  • [Update] Surplus British Bay Class LSD: An Alternative to Joint Supply Ship Project?    Steve Daly considered the opportunity presented but, within 6 months, Australia had bid June 2010  • The NSPS Delay Presents an Opportunity to Shift Priorities to Sovereignty Assertion    Steve Daly: why can't AOPS delays be a chance to switch to Canadian-designed OPVs? May 2010  • A Renewed Aerial Electronic Warfare Training Capability for the Canadian Forces ?    A former 414 (EW) Sqn member on the advantages of having in-house aerial EW training March 2010  • OshKosh B'gosh: Upgrading to a Semi-Silk Purse from an RG-31 APV Semi-Sow's Ear    Replace RG-31 APV 'live' axles with bolt-on Oshkosh TAK-4 independant suspension kits  • Surplus CV9040s for Afghanistan: Getting Interim Close Combat Vehicles in the Field    [obsolete page] How to get ex-Swedish CV9040B CCVs operational in Kandahar quickly  • Surplus CV9040s for Afghanistan: Can an 'Interim Solution' become the Future CCV?    [obsolete page] Upgrade ex-Swedish CV9040s as a short-cut to the Close Combat Vehicle? August 2009  • Surplus Dutch PzH 2000 SPs as a way to get to CF Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicles?    The HIAV concept has dropped from view. Front-engined PzH 2000 hulls are a short-cut December 2008  • Armour for the Economy  -  Stimulation and Job Creation while Building Up the CF    Steve Daly suggests new LAV-H production to back up the LAV UP Project rebuilds November 2008  • Fixed-Wing Search & Rescue Project and Arctic Utility Aircraft: An Interim Solution    FWSAR MOB Reorganization: Move 442 Sqn Buffalo to Yellowknife with a Nanisivik det July 2008  • A CF COIN/Light Strike and Aerial Counter-IED Role using the Beechcraft AT-6B?  • CT-156 Commonality: A CF Beechcraft AT-6B for the COIN Role in Afghanistan?    [obsolete pages] Two articles on the potential for CF COIN aircraft in Afghanistan  • US TF ODIN a model for CF Battlefield Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance?    [obsolete pages] Beech 90B sensor carriers? [NB: DND ordered 2 King Air 300s for ISR] November 2007  • Canadian CL-604 MMA Challenger: A Civilian Solution to Arctic Sovereignty Patrol?    Transport Canada's NASP using Canadian-made Challenger jets to fly 'Northern Patrols' October 2007  • CP-144 Reprise: CF Challengers as an Interim Solution for Canadian Arctic Patrols     CL-604 MMA as patrol Challenger [NB: concept abandoned in favour of NASP, above] September 2007  • Rethinking Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft:  Using Coastwatch as a Model    [obsolete pages] Ordered to consider ASD FWSAR, DND quickly rejected it (surprise!)  • Rethinking FWSAR:  Attach Arctic Utility Aircraft to Canadian Rangers Reservists?    Buy Viking 400 Twin Otters for arctic utility/SAR ... and then assign them to the Rangers May 2007  • 'LAV-Surv': Interim Solution to the Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle Project?    With the LARV Project stalled, why not consider consider options for existing vehicles? March 2007  • TUA Conversion Alternative - a Turret Mortar LAV (120mm NEMO or Delco/RO AMS)    [obsolete pages] DND chose to rebuilt TUA hulls as LAV-RWS Infantry Section Carriers For deleted pages, see index of ModProp articles on Internet Archive Wayback Machine.  CASR |  Government  Documents  |  Background  | In Detail  |  Editorials