Firstly, as we said, we do not draft separate plans for each service.
When developing the department's acquisition or evaluation plans, we begin by determining what needs to be done to ensure compliance with government standards. Once that is established, we draft potential scenarios where the Canadian Forces could be required. Based on these scenarios, we define the capacity that we require. We establish whether we already have the capacity, or whether we need to develop it. It sometimes happens that we have the necessary equipment, but it needs to be replaced because of its age.
Our system allows us to identify the relevant capacity and the relevant services. It is not about giving more to the air force, the army or the navy; our job is to maintain our capacity in light of the age of our equipment. It is not a matter of favouring one service over another.