Monday, November 21, 2011

Canada Still Committed To The F-35 Program

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No Alternative To F-35 Fighter Jet, US, Canada Say -- Reuters

* Talks about alternatives "clatter and noise" - Canada

* F-35 is one area where US will keep investing - Panetta

* Dempsey says he doesn't have F-35 in 'crosshair' (Adds General Dempsey's comments on F-35)

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Defense chiefs from the United States and Canada said on Friday that budgetary pressures would not derail development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, saying there was no real alternative to what has become the Pentagon's costliest weapons program.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said flatly he was confident Congress would approve funding for the F-35, which is facing fresh scrutiny for possible cuts as lawmakers weigh how to scale back the U.S. deficit.

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More News On U.S./Canadian Commitment To The F-35 Program

Defence Secretary Panetta denies U.S. plans to bail on F-35 -- Canada.com/Postmedia News
MacKay and Panetta firm on F-35 purchase -- CBC
US Dept of Defense - U.S., Canadian Defense Leaders Call F-35 Crucial -- ISRIA
US, Canada reaffirm commitment to F-35 jet program -- AFP
Panetta reassures Canada: U.S. ‘committed’ to F-35 jet program -- Globe And Mail
Worries over fighter jet costs ‘clatter and noise’ -- Herald News
MacKay dismisses ‘apocryphal’ talk of U.S. fighter-jet woes -- Globe And Mail
F-35 program worries 'clatter and noise': MacKay -- Winnipeg Free Press

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