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F-35 scored 97% for missions, but Canada still weighs a mixed fleet

The Lockheed Martin F-35A held a commanding advantage in Canada’s fighter evaluation: a 97 percent mission-performance score ...
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Carney put a longtime F-35 critic in charge of Canada’s defence buying — now he controls tens of billions

Canada’s defence procurement overhaul has produced one of Ottawa’s sharpest political ironies. Stephen Fuhr, a former CF-18 ...
Eurasia Review

Canada’s F-35 Decision Is The Wrong Sovereignty Test – Analysis

In April, Defence Minister David McGuinty told a Senate committee that Ottawa’s review of its F-35 purchase had no fixed conclusion date. “We are taking the necessary time to study very, very closely ...
Flightglobal

Canada to push Lockheed for more F-35 jobs ahead of fighter procurement decision

Ottawa is seeking expanded industrial commitments from Lockheed Martin as the Carney government reviews its F-35A acquisition amid renewed competition from Saab, which has offered to establish ...

Stephen Fuhr was mocked for opposing the purchase of F-35s. Now he’s in charge of Canada’s defence procurement

Stephen Fuhr got his « Picasso » nickname back in his days as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). He'd ...
The National Interest

Despite Trump, Canada Still Wants to Buy the F-35 Fighter from America

After Prime Minister Mark Carney declined to explicitly oppose buying the F-35s, the Department of National Defence has cautiously moved forward with the purchase. Canada isn’t likely to become the ...
Aviation Week

Canada Extends F-35 Review Indefinitely

After passing a late-summer deadline for a decision, the Canadian government is now keeping options open for making a final decision on the fate of completing a plan to buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As.