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Key Points and Summary – Canada’s search for 88 new fighters to replace its aging CF-18s narrowed dramatically when Ottawa quietly pushed Boeing’s F/A-18...
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Key Points and Summary – Canada’s search for 88 new fighters to replace its aging CF-18s narrowed dramatically when Ottawa quietly pushed Boeing’s F/A-18...
In February of this year, the Canadian Armed Forces compiled an assessment of their readiness numbers across all three services. Part of the objective...
Key Points – Canada’s troubled relationship with the F-35 fighter jet dates back to 2010, when the government planned to buy 65 stealth aircraft....
Since the end of the Cold War, the Royal Canadian Air Force has been in decline. This follows the recent downward spiral seen in...
One thing we don’t discuss enough when investigating the future of the F-35 in Canada is the Great White North’s overall defense strategy and...
Key Points: Canada’s fleet of CF-18 Hornet fighters is aging and increasingly unreliable, with nearly 40% of aircraft out of service. A 2023 study...
Key Points – No F-35 for Canada?: Continuing to rely solely on Canada’s aging CF-18 Hornet fleet is not a viable option for the Royal...
The CF-18, a Canadian version of the F/A-18 Hornet, has been Canada’s fighter of choice since the 1980s. As a variant of the F/A-18,...
Relations between the United States and Canada have been on a downward spiral ever since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. With...
Key Points: The Canadian Army is facing severe, interconnected crises threatening its operational capability. -Chronic shortfalls in recruitment and retention, driven by poor living...