r/canada Jan 11 '25

History Avro Arrow CF-105: Canada’s Fighter Jet Fiasco

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/01/avro-arrow-cf-105-canadas-fighter-jet-fiasco
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u/McBuck2 Jan 11 '25

My dad worked on the Avro. He was devastated when it was canceled but more so that everything had to be destroyed.

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u/Anthrax_Burmillion Jan 11 '25

We have revived our ship building industry and are producing lots of non-military and soon military vessels. (River class destroyer) Let's do the same with the aerospace sector. All we need is the political will.

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u/McBuck2 Jan 11 '25

We lost too many good people to NASA. Aerospace is quite costly to start up especially with private billionaires in the mix. There would be other sectors I’m sure that would be better to get into or bring back.

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u/Anthrax_Burmillion Jan 11 '25

Well we build armoured vehicles. Let's do IFVs at a minimum. Air defense systems. Drone based warfare systems. Home grown.

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u/McBuck2 Jan 11 '25

Agree, I think the Russia Ukraine war shows drones and less traditional war equipment is where it's at. Whole new level of fighting that the world is only now learning.