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Calgary’s Arcfield Canada awarded $211 million for upkeep on CF-18 fighter jetsCalgary based Arcfield Canada has been awarded a $211 million contract to continue maintenance Canada's aging CF-18 fleet.CanadaMar 7, 2024
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Ottawa approves purchase of 16 F-35 jets worth $7B: sourcesThe Department of National Defence has quietly received approval to buy 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear for a price tag of $7 billion, sources tell The Canadian Press.CanadaDec 20, 2022
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Canada nearing end of decade-long search for new fighter jet, top official saysThe aircraft competing to replace the CF-18 are Lockheed Martin's F-35, the Boeing Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen.CanadaApr 1, 2021
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Canada spends another $70M in fighter jet development without commitment to buyThe 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.CanadaMay 6, 2020
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Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 demo team added to Peterborough Air Show lineupThe airshow is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 to celebrate the airport's 50th anniversary.EconomyJul 16, 2019
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Saskatchewan Airshow returns to Moose Jaw this weekend after 14 yearsThe Saskatchewan Airshow is set to give new meaning to "Land of the Living Skies" this weekend. The event is returning to 15 Wing Moose Jaw for the first time in 14 years.CanadaJul 4, 2019
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Canada looks to loosen requirements for fighter-jet makers in competition to replace CF-18sCanada has adjusted the requirements of fighter-jet makers in a $19-billion competition to replace its current planes.PoliticsMay 9, 2019
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‘It’s exciting knowing I’m going to be flying over them’: CF-18 pilot on Winnipeg Jets flybyThe pilot leading the formation of a CF-18 flyby over Bell MTS Place Tuesday night has a special and lucky connection to people in the crowd below.May 1, 2018
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Winnipeg Whiteout street party to soar to new heightsThe roar of thousands of Jets fans will be matched by the roar of two CF-18 Hornet fighter jets as they fly over Bell MTS Place Tuesday night.SportsApr 30, 2018
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Fighter jets to fly over area near Edmonton airport for training exerciseIf you live at the southern edge of the city or near the Edmonton International Airport, you can hear airplanes quite often. But people living in those areas may hear some much louder noise overhead on Thursday and Friday as part of an air force training exercise.TrafficMay 12, 2017
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