Sovereignty in the Arctic and the struggles of the CC-295 Kingfisher

While some of the deficiencies of the CC-295 Kingfisher are fixable, the problems around weight, power and icing capabilities are very likely not.

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet takes off from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base during Operation REASSURANCE Air Task Force - Romania on November 19, 2021. Photograph courtesy of Aviator Avery Philpott, Canadian Armed Forces photo

Opinion

BY Richard Shimooka

May 30, 2022

A few weeks ago, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) announced that its new search and rescue (SAR) aircraft, the CC-295 Kingfisher, will not reach Initial Operational Capability (IOC) until the 2025-2026 timeframe—a decade after it was selected in a competition. In truth, it is doubtful the aircr...

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