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Lieutenant-General Andre Deschamps

Chief of the Air Staff

Air Force Outlook 2010

Ver 1.0

Presentation to Air Force Association of Canada

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• Mission

• People

• Stuff

CAS Focus

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2009 -- A year of progress . . .

• Aurora AIMP/ASLEP

• Aurora OEMS

• Aurora Applanix

• C130J

• Chinook D

• Chinook F (MHLH)

• Noctua

• INGRESS

• AFIILE

• CASE

• Pilot production

• AF Speakers‟ Bureau

• ATTR

• NAV/ACSO

• AFOD

• JTF(A) Air Wing

• Infrastructure

• Air Force Journal

• Pilot LASIK

• New Fitness strategy

• Direct entry SAR Techs

• CF-JPADS

• CF CAOC

• MOC 500 Evolution

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Mission – Air Operations 24/7

• Afghanistan

• NORAD

• SAR

• 2010 Olympics

• Support to:

– CMS

– CLS

– CEFCOM

– Canada COM

– CANOSCOM

– CANSOFCOM

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People

• Demographics

• Pipeliner Air Force

• Retention

• NAV/ACSO

Air Tech Demographics

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Years of Service

• AESOP

• Technicians

• Quality of Profession

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People -- Training & Development

•Training

–NATO Flying Training Canada

–Primary Flying Training (Extended)

–Air Technician Training Renewal

–Base Flight

•Absorption

•Personnel Awaiting Training

• Professional Development

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0

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1985 1995 2005 2009

Average Age

Stuff – An Ageing Aircraft Fleet

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Stuff -- Capability Renewal

• C17

• C130J

• Cyclone

• Chinook D

• Chinook F

• INGRESS

• FWSAR

• NOCTUA (Heron)

• JUSTAS

• CMA

• NGFC

• TCR Modernization

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• 10 Custodial Wgs with

infrastructure

• 50%/50 years old+

• Replacement Cost $6B

–2007 M&R 1.5% ($88 M)

–2007 Recap 1.9%: ($108 M)

• Major Projects: Trenton hangars-- Runways

Bagotville - CF Air Warfare Ctr

Trenton – Control Twr Greenwood

and Trenton – Airfield lighting Alert –

NW ramp/taxiway Trenton – Upgd

Utilities/ Rds (Cold Lake, North Bay,

Comox, Winnipeg, Trenton).

Stuff -- Infrastructure

Trenton, Fall 07

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Air Force Strategy

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The AF Campaign Plan represents the future vision of the AF and does not imply full DND or Government of Canada approval for

all its program elements.

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CT114 2010

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2008

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FOC

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2012

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DP NTSC

Contract

Extension

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2017-

2020

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New

FWSAR

2015

FAD

CC130J

2010

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2026

IOC

NGFC

2017

CA

TCR

2008

FOC

JCS(AIR)

IOC TCR

2010

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2010

IOC

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FOC

GICS

2017

FAD

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Concept/Capability Development

• Air Force Support Concept

• CF Aerospace Warfare Centre

• Canadian Advanced Synthetic Environment

• Air Force Integrated Info & Learning Environment

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History & Heritage

• 2009 Centennial of Flight

• Hawk One project

• Air Force History Book

“On Windswept Heights”

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Refocus

• Flight safety

• Air Force C2

– CAOC

– 2 Cdn Air Div

• Airworthiness

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Reinforce

• Innovation, teamwork, technology

• Connect with Canadians

• CF „shine‟

• Future

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“An agile and combat-capable

aerospace force with the reach

and power essential to

integrated CF operations at

home and abroad.”

Canada’s Air Force