I'll take the latter portion of the question on the Super Hornets first, and then have the deputy minister answer the more detailed questions.
I can assure you that we looked at all aspects of the fighter replacement. We looked at what we needed to do, where the risks were, what the timelines looked like, and how transition was going to go for the personnel. We are committed to replacing the entire fleet with an open competition, and that's going to be starting once the defence policy is released early next year.
We are committed to investing in the current fleet to make sure that we have the right capability, but I don't want to take any chances or risk of not meeting our commitments, and the capability gap that we have talked about extensively is real. This is going to cost more, and to me the investment into the air force on the interim 18 Super Hornets, which the Minister of Public Services and Procurement will start discussions with Boeing on, is absolutely essential to making sure that we have all the right tools for our Canadian Armed Forces.
The DM can answer the other question.