Canada and the U.S. reached a deal to buy up to 16 Boeing aircraft to replace Canada’s aging fleet of Aurora military surveillance planes, Minister of National Defence Bill Blair said in Ottawa on Thursday. “We believe that it is very much in the public and national interest to acquire the only capability currently available to us,” Blair said. “These aircrafts are not just planes, they are complex weapon systems and the Poseidon is a proven capability with a track record of success.”
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