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• Canada’s F-35 fighter jets to cost $74B over 45-year lifespan: PBO

  The parliamentary budget officer has pegged the lifetime cost of Canada's new fleet of F-35 fighter jets at $73.9 billion over 45 years.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
  
• Ottawa pays US$99M as part of renegotiated fighter jet deal

  Ottawa has made a multimillion-dollar payment as part of a renegotiated deal that is expected to see Canada foot more of the bill for developing the F-35 than in previous years.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
  
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• Boeing told its fighter jet doesn’t meet criteria to replace Canada’s aging fleet: sources

  U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin and Swedish firm Saab were told they did meet the government's requirements for the $19-billion fighter jet contract.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2021
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• Canada spends another $70M in fighter jet development without commitment to buy

  The federal government has made another multimillion-dollar investment into the development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, even as it weighs a new extension to the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging CF-18s.

  Canada

  May 6, 2020
• Canada looks to loosen requirements for fighter-jet makers in competition to replace CF-18s

  Canada has adjusted the requirements of fighter-jet makers in a $19-billion competition to replace its current planes.

  Politics

  May 9, 2019