We posted our requirements to the market and we received several proposals. Unfortunately, the others were Russian aircraft that were not certified in North America, and we cannot fly our troops on uncertified aircraft.
February 8th, 2007 / 9:35 a.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), Department of National Defence
We posted our requirements to the market and we received several proposals. Unfortunately, the others were Russian aircraft that were not certified in North America, and we cannot fly our troops on uncertified aircraft.
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