Late last night, an assessment team and elements of the CAF's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) departed 8 Wing Trenton for Kathmandu, Nepal. The deployment is part of the Canadian Governments international support for Nepal following the devastating earth quake last week and sizeable after shocks that have continued to affect the region.
The C-17 trasnport left 8 Wing Trenton last night, and according to Maj.Gen. Dean Milner, the troops deployed as part of the DART unit are trained in urban search and rescue and medical personnel.
Travelling with the DART unit is a smaller group of soldiers and civilians, who will assess how Canada can effectively aid Nepal in the short, medium, and long term. The DART unit was last deployed in 2013 after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The Unit is designed to be deployed for up to 40 days until local and international humanitarian aid resources can be put in place.
Ottawa announced late Sunday that it has committed $5 million in initial relief aid.
UPDATE: April 28 2015
Ottawa announced today that 200 additional members of the CAF have been placed on standby, and will deploy to Nepal to help with the disaster relief. They will join the 40 members ( including the 18 members of the DART) who are already on the group in the coming days.
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Monday, April 27, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
RCAF receives 5th C-17 Globemaster
Yesterday the RCAF accepted delivery of its fifth and final C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft at 8 Wing Trenton.
The acquisition cost of the total project was $415 million. With an initial breakdown in cost per aircraft of between $170 million and $218 million, many people where left wondering why the cost was so high. Both the RCAF and Boeing have refused to comment on the breakdown of the actual costs- saying the total contract was negotiated.
The Conservative government took some flack over the purchase of the fifth C-17 - as its purchase cost was higher than the previous aircraft and higher than several other NATO allies recently received. The increase in cost was attributed to the fact that it was one of the last C-17's Boeing was producing before ending its run.
DND released a little more information yesterday after the C-17 was delivered, saying the final cost included the cost of the aircraft, spare engines, extra equipment, projected costs and the exchange rate fluctuation. An additional $30 million will be spent on service over the next 12 years.
The acquisition cost of the total project was $415 million. With an initial breakdown in cost per aircraft of between $170 million and $218 million, many people where left wondering why the cost was so high. Both the RCAF and Boeing have refused to comment on the breakdown of the actual costs- saying the total contract was negotiated.
The Conservative government took some flack over the purchase of the fifth C-17 - as its purchase cost was higher than the previous aircraft and higher than several other NATO allies recently received. The increase in cost was attributed to the fact that it was one of the last C-17's Boeing was producing before ending its run.
DND released a little more information yesterday after the C-17 was delivered, saying the final cost included the cost of the aircraft, spare engines, extra equipment, projected costs and the exchange rate fluctuation. An additional $30 million will be spent on service over the next 12 years.
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