CF-18

• Calgary’s Arcfield Canada awarded $211 million for upkeep on CF-18 fighter jets

  Calgary based Arcfield Canada has been awarded a $211 million contract to continue maintenance Canada's aging CF-18 fleet.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2024
  
• Ottawa approves purchase of 16 F-35 jets worth $7B: sources

  The 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.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
  
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• Canada nearing end of decade-long search for new fighter jet, top official says

  The aircraft competing to replace the CF-18 are Lockheed Martin's F-35, the Boeing Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 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
• Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 demo team added to Peterborough Air Show lineup

  The airshow is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 to celebrate the airport's 50th anniversary.

  Economy

  Jul 16, 2019
• Saskatchewan Airshow returns to Moose Jaw this weekend after 14 years

  The 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.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2019
• 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
• ‘It’s exciting knowing I’m going to be flying over them’: CF-18 pilot on Winnipeg Jets flyby

  The 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 heights

  The 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.

  Sports

  Apr 30, 2018
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• Fighter jets to fly over area near Edmonton airport for training exercise

  If 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.

  Traffic

  May 12, 2017