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Canada’s planned purchase of 88 F-35s remains under review, giving Sweden an opening to push Saab’s Gripen as an alternative. The latest pitch pairs...
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Canada’s planned purchase of 88 F-35s remains under review, giving Sweden an opening to push Saab’s Gripen as an alternative. The latest pitch pairs...
Key Points and Summary – U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has expressed personal frustration last month with Ottawa’s lingering indecision regarding the purchase...
Key Points and Synopsis: In a 1981 NATO exercise, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine shocked the world by “sinking” the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS...
Synopsis: Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is traveling to the United States to negotiate job guarantees as Ottawa reevaluates its commitment to purchase 88...
Synopsis: Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly plans to meet with Lockheed Martin executives in early 2026 to demand greater economic benefits for the F-35...
Synopsis: The F-35 remains the backbone of U.S. tactical airpower, but 2025 exposed how politics and budgets can rattle even the world’s dominant stealth...
Key Points and Summary – Canada is again reexamining its plan to buy 88 F-35A fighters, keeping a long-running procurement saga alive while U.S.–Canada...
Synopsis: A new Defense Department Inspector General report says U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps F-35 fighters were mission-capable only about half the...
Synopsis: Canada’s fighter decision is no longer just about price; it’s about whether Ottawa can defend a continent-sized airspace with credible fifth-generation capability. With...
Key Points and Summary – When Canada launched its CF-18 replacement competition, the Eurofighter Typhoon was initially one of several high-profile contenders alongside the...