Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Canada To Purchase 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets

The federal government announced today it will explore purchase of Boeing F/A 18 E/F fighters (shown) as an interim measure while it plans for *open* bidding to replace the entire CF-18 fleet. Photo Credit: Boeing

CBC: Liberals to buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets to fill 'capability gap'

Competition to replace fleet could take up to 5 years

The Liberal government says it will begin the process of buying 18 Boeing Super Hornet jet fighters to meet what it deems to be the urgent needs of the air force, but was unable to say Tuesday when the aircraft will be purchased and how much they will cost.

In addition, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced the Trudeau government will launch a full-fledged replacement program for the entire existing fleet of CF-18s before the end of the end of its term in three or four years.

He promised an "open and transparent competition" to replace the aging fighters — purchased in the 1980s — and said the decision must be guided by the country's defence needs, which are still being formulated.

"The competition for a permanent fleet will be informed by the outcomes of the defence policy review next year," Sajjan said.

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More News On Canada Agreeing To Purchase 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets

Canada to order 18 Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets -- AFP
Canada says it will buy 18 Super Hornet fighter jets — but the cost of aircraft is unknown -- Windsor Star/Ottawa Citizen
Canada Taps Boeing’s Super Hornets in Fleet Overhaul -- WSJ
Ottawa to purchase 18 new fighter jets, costing more than $10-billion -- Globe and Mail
Boeing’s Super Hornet Gets Boost as Canada Plans to Buy 18 -- Bloomberg
It’s official: Canada’s fighter jet announcement -- Radio Canada International
Canada Buys New F-18s After Canceling Its Order for the F-35 -- Popular Mechanics

2 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

Great pic! Looks nice with the conformal fuel tanks. It would be a good jet for Canada, The existing supply, technical and personnel train would aid the transition to the E/F model a great deal

/Trump will not lose this deal.

Jay Farquharson said...

The Super Hornet buy is about 5 years late, ( if not more) and 45 short of needs.