Welcome to the 35th meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence. We have already met 35 times! Today is Tuesday, November 23. On today's agenda, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we continue our study of search and rescue aircraft acquisition.
One of our scheduled witnesses from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. is Mr. Hervé Garnier, Chairman, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company. Thank you for joining us today.
We will also be hearing from Mr. Antonio Rodriguez Barberan, Vice-President of Airbus Military. Thank you.
You will each have 5 to 6 minutes to make your presentations, for a total of about 10 minutes. We will then go to questions from members until 4:30 p.m.
Mr. Garnier, if you would like to begin, the floor is yours.