Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses for appearing today.
This discussion we're having often centres on NORAD and the replacement of the F-18s. That's very important, I'm not saying that it's not, and I may return to it later, but I want to focus on something a little different, and that's the CP-140, Aurora long-range patrol aircraft.
We know that these planes play a role in our international missions. They've been deployed to Libya, Syria, and Iraq. They also play a very big role in the defence of sovereignty here with coastal surveillance, Arctic patrol, counterterrorism, and anti-smuggling.
My question is about the state of the fleet. In 2014 there was a decision to modernize the fleet to try to extend its life to 2030. Can you tell us a little about the progress of that modernization?