Mr. Speaker, they were properly equipped for the job at hand. We knew full well what the capabilities of the CF-18s were. In fact they performed admirably. They were involved in over 600 missions. They were asked by the U.S. general in charge of the air operation to lead half of those missions. That is a clear indication of the kind of expertise, training and equipment they had.
That equipment needs upgrading and is going through an incremental modernization program at this time. However, when it came to the call in Kosovo, they performed exceptionally well.