{"id":82356,"date":"2023-05-26T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=82356"},"modified":"2023-05-25T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T21:19:00","slug":"ch-124-sea-king-legendary-asw-helicopter-and-example-of-a-deeply-flawed-defense-procurement-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/05\/26\/ch-124-sea-king-legendary-asw-helicopter-and-example-of-a-deeply-flawed-defense-procurement-process\/","title":{"rendered":"CH-124 Sea King; Legendary ASW helicopter and example of a deeply flawed defense procurement process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xaRbpALI5Sc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 May 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Sea King was a legendary aircraft in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy. It filled the role of hunter and killer in the Cold War against Soviet submarines. By the mid-90s the situation had changed and their retirement seemed eminent. How naive. The process of finding a replacement for this workhorse would be an election promise by government after government for over 30 years. Its replacement, the CH-148 Cyclone, became operational in 2018. This allowed the 55 year old workhorses to finally retire.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\n&#8220;Denmark&#8221; &#8211; Portland Cello Project<br \/>\n&#8220;Your Suggestions&#8221; &#8211; Unicorn Heads<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:34 Historical Context<br \/>\n4:44 Seasprite VS Sea King<br \/>\n8:42 Canadian Adoption<br \/>\n12:23 Upgrades and Variants<br \/>\n14:10 Roles<br \/>\n15:12 Replacement Saga<br \/>\n20:20 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Research sources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUw1UVlZRkU3VzRtTUVaVmUxbWg2WnFyUkpuQXxBQ3Jtc0tramFOMkhtZ2t4d0FMSU1mTDJXMmstOFNGeGVmTnN1RkpFV2FpamhxY1pVbVpaSlhhdGV0aDM1ZE9QMUtvNmw4LU0wcGNkVjJnSEdJdUJkQzk0ZUNwN1dkejdhUzZXUmZ2S2JpeDhIM2p1Yk9PaW5sUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fch-124-sea-king&#038;v=xaRbpALI5Sc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXVrazZVSkx1UXl2UEdXZ2VhbW1PWHFHT0lQZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuajYtWEVNcURSTHNGN1lqelM4REtsWE90c0Roclh5aVpzS3U5X2w4Q3Y1aXhHakJQNVFIUjgtT1RiSDBNQlhmLXdmc3NubXdRRExpWDUwVVFoSjV1VzR6MmEyTUpaRjhTNEFXeFF3R2Z2aHlxczlSOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaforces.org%2Fmarint%2FCanadian-Navy%2FAVIATION%2FCH-124-Sea-King.htm&#038;v=xaRbpALI5Sc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.seaforces.org\/marint\/Cana&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jproc.ca\/rrp\/rrp3\/seaking.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jproc.ca\/rrp\/rrp3\/seaking.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmFvOVY4YzdFOHBtMzJQT1FwVkJZT2ZQalExUXxBQ3Jtc0tuRG9waUUwd3ZXMEVtNkxaSXVmUkRpWVl2SzNjRnVvNTl5Sng3OV9GOE1pWEZZLTB6SmhLeWI0d3d4VFV5OUhlT2RNVks3ZnZzQkpUMm1UT3FRbXltbGVHWjBiVEthVjMtMEVnbVhjX1VtQldWbm81SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.gc.ca%2Fcollections%2Fcollection_2012%2Fdn-nd%2FD3-6-1994-eng.pdf&#038;v=xaRbpALI5Sc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/publications.gc.ca\/collection&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHYyQkJ4cFYtWmRQMVlpTUZHbUR3LTViU1NtQXxBQ3Jtc0trSVcwa3owUnpkR1BnN2txQzdJZkY4V05OVmdfUW0tNjFlNExiTUNUMk9seFpTeUZrREZ2MzdETUR4NWxUV0NJWFA4Ynhob200VTlfSU5UWmRhakxqbWZDVEdKUG1mbUJLSVo1T2JwMHZYZlRTdmxtZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20081231203820%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.casr.ca%2Fft-mhp3.htm&#038;v=xaRbpALI5Sc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/200812312&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmRIMzZtMHM0WHNOR2hwZVRJdWhPbk5Sd01aQXxBQ3Jtc0tta2FqT2d0bTd4NGZxV0JVa1lheEQtYWs2U2JjWENYRkJtdWN4TVBxMmN3cWpScnFzdVlVb0VWMi1Ob0xDeFVNM0pOV25tbGdWRmh5UGx1VTg1Wk95STRHbV9BM1JvbjNYaTBzMi1QV3hMcHc1M1RCUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com%2Fopinion%2Ffive-decades-two-contracts-and-still-no-helicopters-for-canada%2Farticle8435147%2F&#038;v=xaRbpALI5Sc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opini&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#canada #navy #polyusstudios<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-26-at-16-41-19-CH-124-Sea-King-Legendary-ASW-helicopter-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Published 21 May 2023 The Sea King was a legendary aircraft in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy. It filled the role of hunter and killer in the Cold War against Soviet submarines. By the mid-90s the situation had changed and their retirement seemed eminent. How naive. 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