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Politico: Will Canada ever get its new fighter jets?
The Canadian government has been on the hunt for a next-generation plane for its military. Six years on, there is no clear choice ahead.
Six years ago, Justin Trudeau promised to find the Royal Canadian Air Force a more affordable fighter jet than Lockheed Martin’s F-35. He pledged, if elected, he would scrap the deal and open a new competitive process to find a next-generation plane for the Canadian military. But not the F-35, he swore.
Yet with Trudeau fighting his second reelection campaign, Canada has still not committed to a new plane for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
POLITICO has spoken to three industry insiders with knowledge of the competition, and all three believe a final answer is coming by March. But, they say, the field may narrow this fall, just after an election is over.
The competition pits Lockheed Martin’s jet, believed to still be the favored choice of the Canadian air force; against Boeing’s F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet, the next generation of Canada’s existing fleet; and the Saab Gripen, the underdog in the competition.
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WNU Editor: A good review on Canada's procurement process for a new fighter jet.
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Canada will select a modern fighter jet just as soon as hell freezes over.
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