F-35 advocates point out that the aircraft is fully interoperable with U.S. aircraft, a key point for defending North America as well as use in NATO operations. The jet, built by Lockheed Martin, is ...
Swedish defense company Saab is in talks with the Canadian government and Bombardier to build its Gripen fighter jet under license in Canada, which is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the country, ...
Swedish firm Saab’s president says a sale can bring thousands of manufacturing jobs and jet production technology to Canada.
Canada’s 88-jet F-35 deal is in “limbo” as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government reviews the purchase amid “skyrocketing costs” (now $27.7B) and a “worsening” political relationship with President ...
The Swedish defence firm Saab is considering Canada as a place to assemble Gripen fighter jets as it moves to quickly ramp up ...
OTTAWA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Canadian defense officials have strongly made the case that Ottawa should stick to a plan to buy 88 Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), opens new tab F-35 fighter jets rather than ...
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Canada’s Big CF-18 Hornet Fighter Mistake Still Stings

Canada’s CF-18 Hornet, a 1980s-era jet, is “obsolete,” “insufficient” for a modern NATO conflict, and “dangerous” to its own pilots. -Despite a 9-year upgrade program to fix avionics and “not ...