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Canada tees up military helicopter investment worth almost $13 billion
VICTORIA, British Columbia - The Canadian military hopes to start working with industry this summer on the acquisition of a ...
Canadian general who recommended F-35 deal now calls for purchase of other jets
Gen. Yvan Blondin says building Canada’s future fighter force solely on the American-made F-35 would be “irresponsible” given ...
Biggest Canadian Helicopter Modernization Yet? $12.9 Billion nTACS Project Takes Flight
According to RCAF Brig. Gen. Brendan Cook, industry engagement will begin by summer 2025, with an initial operational capability (IOC) targeted for 2033. The modernization effort also includes a ...
Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem
This sudden conflict with the United States fundamentally threatens Canada’s long-standing approach to national defense. But ...
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Only 40% of air force inventory ready for action as Canada rethinks its F-35 contract
Only 40 per cent of Canada's air force inventory is considered serviceable and ready ... Canada's oldest CF-18s are closing ...
Canada reconsidering multi-billion dollar defense deal with the US
After committing to buying 88 F-35 fighter jets in 2023, Canadian government is now looking at non-American alternatives ...
Canada to review the purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets in light of Trump’s trade war
A spokesman for Canada's Defense Minister Bill Blair says new Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of the ...
Canada joins Portugal in weighing alternatives to the US-made F-35 fighter jet
Portugal said it was reconsidering purchasing the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet in the wake of Trump's recent policy shifts.
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French Air Force Tests A400M for Arctic Operations on Icy Runways in Canada and Greenland
In late January and early March, the French Air and Space Force, with support from Canada and Denmark, conducted critical ...
No deadline set for F-35 review as Carney repeats pledge to explore alternatives to U.S. fighter jet
At a campaign stop in Halifax, the Liberal leader repeated his promise that if his party wins the federal election he will ...
Canadian PM Mark Carney orders review of deal to buy US F-35 jets
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has ordered a review of a deal worth tens of billions of dollars to buy F-35 fighter ...
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Canadian general who recommended F-35 deal now calls for purchase of other jets
Retired Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin, who headed the Royal Canadian Air Force from 2012 to 2015, argues that the American-built F-35 was the best fighter jet for Canada to operate in a world where ...