Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to begin by saying thank you to my colleague Madame Vignola for bringing this motion and study forward. This is an incredibly important conversation we're having here today.
The men and women of our Royal Canadian Air Force have a hard job. They do that job very well, and oftentimes they face peril to their safety and livelihood. We saw that this summer with the loss of two servicemen in the crash of the Chinook helicopter. My number one objective here is to make sure we get the best plane for our servicemen for the purpose of their mission and make sure they come back every single night from their work.
I want to talk a little about capabilities.
Mr. Matthews, I want to ask you how the capabilities of the CMMA requirements differ from the existing capabilities of the Aurora. What has changed and what are some of the emerging threats that the CMMA will be facing?