Thank you, Minister Ambrose.
I think we'll actually hear from real experts, such as General Deschamps and others, but what I can tell the member is that this is exactly the type of rigorous analysis that went on in the Department of Defence. This is exactly the type of expert input that we received before making the decision, after looking at the competition, after participating in a very rigorous examination of all of the aircraft that were on the market.
You know, Mr. Harris is talking about a fourth-generation aircraft as opposed to a fifth-generation. We need to project out into the future. With the vast airspace, coastal, and harsh conditions that these aircraft fly in--it's exactly that type of consideration that went into the weighing of the decision. All of the onboard features of this aircraft, and General Deschamps can describe in great detail the sensors and onboard equipment, were considered in the decision-making.