Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force - BNN Bloombergwww.bnnbloomberg.caexternal-link NightOwl ( @NightOwl@lemm.ee ) Canada@lemmy.ca • 9 months ago message-square4fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkOttawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force - BNN Bloombergwww.bnnbloomberg.ca NightOwl ( @NightOwl@lemm.ee ) Canada@lemmy.ca • 9 months ago message-square4fedilink
minus-square ag_roberston_author ( @ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish11•9 months agoAs long as they’re used to defend our airspace and not indiscriminately murder kids in the middle east I’m ok with this. We need a modern airforce, due to the increasingly hostile geopolitical arena. I just don’t want my taxes to contribute to the oppression of others.
minus-square Mongostein ( @Mongostein@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink6•9 months agoI hope they’re using them to patrol the northern border
minus-square Electromechanical_Supergiant ( @Electromechanical_Supergiant@lemmynsfw.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoThere’s only 11 of them. That’s a mere 24000 km of coastline each.
minus-square Mongostein ( @Mongostein@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink3•9 months agoWell, that’s 11 more than we have now
As long as they’re used to defend our airspace and not indiscriminately murder kids in the middle east I’m ok with this.
We need a modern airforce, due to the increasingly hostile geopolitical arena. I just don’t want my taxes to contribute to the oppression of others.
I hope they’re using them to patrol the northern border
There’s only 11 of them. That’s a mere 24000 km of coastline each.
Well, that’s 11 more than we have now