Canadian Fighter Jets

• Canada adds another $54M to F-35 fighter jet project, bringing cost to $500M over 2 decades

  Canada has quietly paid another $54 million toward the development of the F-35 stealth fighter jets, bringing its total investment in the controversial project to roughly half a billion dollars over the last 20 years.

  Canada

  May 30, 2018
  
• Britain pushes Boeing to drop its Bombardier challenge

  Theresa May also raised the issue in a call earlier this month to Donald Trump.

  World

  Sep 11, 2017
  
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• Justin Trudeau takes Boeing battle to Missouri governor

  Justin Trudeau has taken up the federal government's battle with Boeing Co. with the governor of Missouri.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2017
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• Liberals threats won’t deter Boeing from trade dispute with Bombardier

  Boeing Co. has no plans to back down in its trade dispute with Canadian rival Bombardier .

  Money

  Sep 4, 2017
• Boeing downplays dispute with rival Bombardier, calls it ‘company-to-company issue’

  A senior Boeing official says the U.S. aerospace giant's trade dispute with Montreal-based rival Bombardier is a "company-to-company issue."

  Money

  Jun 22, 2017
• Super Hornet fighter jet costs being examined by budget watchdog

  The Parliament's budgetary watchdog says it is digging into the Liberal plan to purchase "interim" Super Hornet jets.

  Money

  Dec 12, 2016
• CF-18 fighter jet crashes are rare despite Cold Lake fatal: RCAF

  Despite the fatal crash of a CF-18 Hornet near Cold Lake, Alta. Monday, an expert said the fighter jets are safe and reliable.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2016
• F-35s could be considered despite election promise: Liberal government

  The Conservatives couldn’t do it, and so far it's not looking much better for the Liberals. This is the next chapter in Canada's ongoing saga of replacing the military’s fighter jets.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2016
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• Canada’s fleet of CF-18 fighter jets can fly beyond 2025, says air force commander

  Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood also says Canada's allies are developing ways to upgrade the aging aircraft to reduce the risks and costs if they are needed for even longer periods of time.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2016
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• Liberals force over 200 federal workers to sign lifetime secrecy agreement over fighter jet plans

  More than 200 federal civil servants involved in replacing Canada's aging fighter jet fleet have been forced to swear they will not discuss the project for the rest of their lives.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2016