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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Billions in new aircraft just drop in bucket, air force head says
Lt.-Gen. Steve Lucas, head of the Canadian Air Force, says the purchase of cargo planes and helicopters are only a start at rebuilding an air force that was at one time the fourth largest in the world.

There is a need to replace the CF-18s, buy new surveillance aircraft and ground attack and medical evacuation helicopters all within the next decade.

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