Canada F35 Jets Ottawa Edges Closer To Deal With Lockheed Martin Worth Up To 15 Billion
“This announcement marks another important milestone in Canada’s competitive process for the purchase of state-of-the-art fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force,” Tassi said. Canada has been trying unsuccessfully for more than a decade to replace obsolete F-18 fighters. The former Conservative government said in 2010 it would buy 65 F-35s, but later overturned the decision, causing years of delays and revisions. “The F-35 is in operational use by NORAD and NATO partners on missions around the world....