Vanguard Magazine

8 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 www.vanguardcanada.com s sIt REP Boeing preps legal challenge against Denmark here, the top contenders for the contract are the F-35 (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter) and the F/A-18. The Eurofighter Typhoon, manufac- tured by a consortium of Alenia Aermacchi, Air- bus Group and BAE Systems, is also competing for the Danish contract. Aerospace company Boeing said it is poised to legally challenge the decision by Denmark's Min- istry of Defence to buy Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lighting II instead of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Just like Canada, Denmark wants to replace its fleet of aging jet fighters. And like the situation The Danish government, however, concluded in June that replacing its F-16s with 27 Light- ing II planes would be cheaper and would meet its needs better than purchasing 38 Super Hor- nets. It is estimated by the Danish government that a fleet of Super Hornets would cost US$122 mil- lion per plane. The U.S. Department of Defense lists the flyaway cost of a Super Hornet at closer to $78 million per plane. Denmark would require 38 Super Hornets to fulfill its needs, compared to 27 F-35s, based on the defence ministry's estimate of the service life of a Super Hornet. The ministry estimates that the service of a Super Hornet is 6,000 hours compared to com- pared to 8,000 hours for the Lightning II. Boeing maintains the service life of its fighter is 9,500 hours. Boeing said it believes the procurement deci- sion is based on faulty cost estimates and said it has "taken the first step toward bringing a for- mal legal challenge" of the Danish Ministry of De- fence's evaluation. Op Honour off to a 'good start' ment that ranges from fines to dismissal from the service. Administrative consequences ranged from warnings and probation to removal from com- mand positions and dismissal from the Cana- The Canadian Armed Forces campaign to clean its ranks amid widespread concerns over what has been described as "endemic" sexual mis- conduct within the military appears to be mak- ing some headway, but Canada's top soldier cautioned against being too optimistic about the early results. General Jonathan Vance, chief of defence staff, reported in late August that 30 CAF mem- bers have been punished and 97 investiga- tions into other cases of inappropriate behav- iour are still underway as part of the military's Operation Honour. In the period of April to July 2016, a total of 148 incidents of harmful sexual behaviour were reported to the chain of command. Vance said the military has so far completed between April and July this year, 51 investiga- tions into inappropriate sexual behaviour in the forces. Of the concluded cases, 30 resulted in the handing down of "career impacting" punish- dian Armed Forces. The CDS characterized the initial accomplish- ment as a "good start" but cautioned against being too optimistic about the results because there are "no quick fixes."

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