Following this initial round, DND officials met with F-35 maker Lockheed Martin — mostly at its production facility in Fort Worth, Texas — seven times in 2006 and 2007 before any more meetings were held with other competitors. LOCKHEED MARTIN
Defence Department Never Seriously Considered Buying Anything Other Than The F-35: Retired Bureaucrat -- National Post
Department of National Defence officials charged with selecting Canada’s next fighter jet met with Lockheed Martin — maker of the F-35 — more times than with all other bidders combined before their billion-dollar decision to select it, access to information documents reveal.
Between 2005 and 2011, officials from DND’s Next Generation Fighter Capability Office held a series of meetings with five major aircraft manufacturers “to evaluate and discuss potential replacements for the CF-18.”
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Pentagon to seek additional Iron Dome funding, U.S. official says -- Haaretz
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China’s Anti Access Future is Here -- Defense Tech
Argentina accuses Britain of 'militarising' South Atlantic -- The Telegraph
US, Pakistan set to resume high-level military contacts -- Economic Times
U.S., Australia to broaden military ties amid Pentagon pivot to SE Asia -- Washington Post
Canadian Military Leak To Russia Riles US -- FOX News/Wall Street Journal
Mission to reclaim U.S. soldiers' remains shelved as Korean tensions rise -- McClatchy News
AP Interview: NATO military chief says Afghans soon to take lead in three-quarters of country -- Washington Post/AP
A Quarter-Century Later, Stealth Fighter Finally Ready for Combat -- The Danger Room
USMC Transition From Legacy Fighters To F-35 Delayed Eight Years -- Eric Palmer
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CBRN Threats and the Arab Spring -- DefPro
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At least 1,788 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- Yahoo News/AP
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