Photo: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada This history of the Canadian aerospace sector can best be described as a series of proverbial kicks to the nads by countries more ...
Six decades after the supersonic Avro Arrow suddenly stopped flying, Canada is working hard to preserve what few pieces of it are left. The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (known as the Arrow among its fans) ...
It was meant to be one of the most advanced aircraft of its era, dispatching the threat of Soviet nuclear bombers and making Canada a world leader in military aviation and engineering. The Avro Arrow, ...
The Avro Arrow wasn’t just another Cold War fighter – it was a supersonic interceptor designed to outrun Soviet bombers and ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: In some sense, the Arrow would have been a Foxbat before the Foxbat; a super high-performance interceptor with some glaring flaws as an air superiority fighter.
Here’s What You Need to Remember: But the legend of the Arrow did not die with its cancellation. Because of the circumstances associated with the end of the plane, including the scrapping of all ...
Just like the automobile market, the military industry has spawned quite a few weird vehicles over the years. While some ideas were abandoned while still on the drawing board, some were developed into ...
One of the most important defense deals of the past few decades may be decaying, as Canada's multi-billion-dollar purchase of 88 F-35s continues to be plagued with ever-rising costs, an inhospitable ...