![]() ![]() As a result, it’s even more likely that the Liberal government will pick Boeing’s American rival, Lockheed Martin, and its F-35A Lightning II.Ī contract decision is expected next year, but if the F-35 is chosen, 10 years of effort, human resources, and tax dollars will have been wasted. The Super Hornet jet, made by American aerospace giant Boeing, is excluded from the Future Fighter Capability Project - worth up to $19 billion - due to an unexplained failure to comply with criteria. One of three bidders is now out of the race to equip the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with the 88 new frontline jets it needs for the next 50 years, according to news reports last week. ![]() ![]() If history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, Karl Marx’s quip may be the best summation yet of Canada’s attempt to get a new fighter jet.
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