A Canadian Forces AT-6B for the COIN Role in Afghanistan A Modest Proposal by Steve Daly, CD The Department of National Defence and the Air Force are examining the acquisition options for new aircraft to fulfil several roles including: helicopter escort (for Chinook medium lift transport helicopters), surveillance (in the form of a medium UAV), and the replacement for CT-114 Tutors flown by the Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron. The helicopter escort role is almost always envisioned as a job for another helicopter – our allies generally use Apache attack helicopters. This may be conventional wisdom but nothing says that a...