Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press reported this week that the Department of National Defence has received authorization to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35s and associated gear….
Experts Say F-35 Startup Costs Will Be High Due to Infrastructure, Network Upgrades
Canada Not Sending Fighter Jets to Europe Next Year as Air Force Rearms, Regroups
Canada will not send fighter jets to patrol NATO airspace next year, the first time that Canadian CF-18s will be absent from the skies over Europe since 2017. Based out of Romania, the CF-18s worked with other NATO aircraft to monitor Russian activity over the Baltics and the Black Sea, and protect against any aggressive…
Saab and Lockheed Martin in Dogfight to Be Canada’s Next Fighter Jet
The Saab Gripen E and the Lockheed Martin F-35 are in a dogfight to replace the aging CF-18s, as Canada is finally on track to choose its next fighter plane this year. The Boeing Super Hornet was also in the running, but was officially eliminated in November 2021. Now the bids from Sweden and the…
Canada Kicks Boeing From Jet Competition, Narrows Search to F 35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA—Canada has officially narrowed its decade−long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing’s Super Hornet is out of the running to replace the military’s aging CF−18s. The announcement from Public Services and Procurement Canada came nearly a week after The Canadian Press reported the…
Canada on Track to Pick New Fighter Jet Next Year Despite COVID-19
OTTAWA—Canada’s top military procurement official says he is optimistic the federal government will finally end its decade-long search for a new fighter jet for the Royal Canadian Air Force next year despite challenges and delays from the pandemic. Three fighter-jet makers submitted their bids last summer to provide the military with 88 new aircraft to…
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