There has been a transformation over the last few years in our industry. Bombardier builds business jets. They are not as big as the big Boeing and big Airbus jets. They are the best performing jet in the world. They are the ones that fly farther, faster and higher than anybody else's. We're extremely proud as a Canadian industry to be able to design and build these here.
Also, I think one of the things that happened is a big change. The equipment you put on board these airplanes—communications equipment, surveillance and radar—is becoming smaller and smaller. What we have in our phones today would have been bigger than this room 30 or 40 years ago in terms of capability. Today, we can put on a smaller airplane—which is what we're offering—as much capability as they used to put on the old ones when they developed the P-8.
Of course, the airplane is smaller, so it's going to burn less fuel. It's going to cost much less to operate, and it's going to have a lot more capability in terms of the distance we can fly, the speed and the landing in tough airports. Our airplane is more capable. It's a smaller airplane, but we can do it today because the technology in all the systems has become smaller and smaller. There is no need for the bigger airplane anymore.
Right now, unfortunately, the P-8 is a big airplane because it is an older technology. This is the airplane that.... The Americans themselves are talking about when they will start replacing the P-8. We were the last one to buy it, so we should know that.