Public Accounts committee  That's very interesting, and I'd love to get to that in a second. Do we have a corresponding plan for pilots? I don't see it in this report. I see a study—an air ops study—but I do not see an air pilot plan that shows us how we're going to address the shortage of pilots. Have I

Public Accounts committee  It's in the response, in the “Key Interim Milestones (Description/Dates)”.

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely, but that's the training piece. What we're really trying to achieve is the actual number of pilots. It's a combination of retention and training. Where is the plan that shows that, by 2026, we will have all the pilots we need? What does that trend look like, and of c

Public Accounts committee  Have we included the increased cost of training, particularly the outsourced elements of training for fighters, specifically in that $3 billion?

Public Accounts committee  Fighter training is outsourced, a significant portion of it.

Public Accounts committee  Do we have enough money, and are we fine for money to achieve all of the training for the pilots?

Public Accounts committee  Thanks.

Public Accounts committee  I'd like to continue with the training aspect that was brought up earlier, around the trend in the past. You have, I note, fighter capability maintenance renewal. I'm assuming that is going to achieve a plan to show how you are going to achieve the necessary technicians by a cert

Public Accounts committee  By when?

Public Accounts committee  By 2026, are we looking at an increase in technician positions by 200?

Public Accounts committee  Therefore, am I assuming that the maintenance renewal plan shows how we're going to achieve filling those positions by then, and that the cost is already embedded in the Department of National Defence forecast budget up to 2020, or however long we have?

Public Accounts committee  For fighters alone...?

Public Accounts committee  Again, just to be clear, Chair, we're looking for the research and the scenarios, not the project or the recommendation going to the minister. We're looking for the information so that we have an idea of the order of magnitude of what the possible scenarios might be, just so we k

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to continue on with what Mr. Christopherson was talking about in terms of the $1.2 billion. From the way you explained it, Mr. Finn, I understand that's for the increase in operational serviceability and maintenance costs to maintain the fleet, but

Public Accounts committee  Again, radars have been costed, but you haven't supplied them. What other combat-capable upgrades that could potentially be deemed necessary has the air force and your department.... I've worked in aerospace equipment program management for many years. I know you do scenarios. W