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Maj. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe demonstrates the capabilities of the F-35A Lighting II, a single seat, single engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighter aircraft, during a practice flight with the F-35 Demonstration Team at Hill Air Force Base, Utah Feb. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers)

Aerospace & Defense

US Warplanes Will ‘Fly Over Canada’ if Ottawa Does Not Buy all 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighters

Canada’s trade war with Washington has stalled its planned 88-jet F-35 buy. Ottawa is legally committed to 16 and has put down payments on...

Brandon Weichert16 hours ago

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, performs precision aerial maneuvers during the Columbus Air Show at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2026. The F-35A Demonstration Team showcases the unique aerodynamic capabilities, advanced avionics, and combat readiness of the military's premier fifth-generation fighter to inspire the next generation of Airmen and demonstrate American air power. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Samir Harris)

Aerospace & Defense

‘You Cannot Clone People’: A Former NORAD Deputy Commander Says Canada Does Not Have the Pilots or Technicians to Run F-35s and Gripens at the Same Time. Its Fighter Force Is at Two-Thirds Strength

Retired Lt. Gen. Alain Pelletier, NORAD’s deputy commander from 2020 to 2023, told the National Post that the Royal Canadian Air Force can’t stand...

Steve Balestrieri2 days ago

Aerospace & Defense

Canada’s First Lockheed F-35 Fighter (Or CF-35) Is Now Flying in the Skies High Above Texas. But It Could All Do Downhill From Here

Aircraft AR-1, the first F-35 in Royal Canadian Air Force markings, flew from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, on September...

Georgia GilholySeptember 24, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Denmark’s F-35s landed in Greenland for the first time after flying from Keflavik with U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s and the same week a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish Fennec while Copenhagen Nuuk and Washington prepared a September 22 Arctic security deal

Two Danish F-35As landed at Kangerlussuaq on September 16, the first of the type on a Greenlandic runway, after training with U.S. F-16s and...

Georgia GilholySeptember 22, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Scored the Lockheed Martin F-35A at 57.1 Out of 60 Points for Military Capability in Its 2021 Fighter Competition. The Saab Gripen E Scored 19.8. On Mission Performance It Was 97 Percent Against 22 Percent, and Ottawa Is Still Considering Buying Both.

The F-35 price has moved. Canada's Auditor General put the fighter project at C$19 billion in 2022 and C$27.7 billion by 2024, and that...

Georgia GilholySeptember 15, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard is parked on the ramp at sunrise during the 115th FW 2026 Combat Readiness Exercise, Operation Iron Orchid, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, June 26, 2026. Operation Iron Orchid is designed to assess and reinforce the wing’s ability to generate combat capability, sustain operations, protect personnel and resources, respond to evolving conditions, and execute mission-essential tasks in a realistic and challenging environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Finalized an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Almost 18 Months Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them — and the First Ones Still Arrive This Year.

The F-35 has competition. Saab is pitching a mixed fleet. But the Gripen E flies on General Electric's F414, an American engine under U.S....

Jack BuckbySeptember 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

America Spent the Summer Insulting Canada. Canada Answered by Buying Australian Radar and Swedish Aircraft — and Both Purchases Feed NORAD.

Read the last three months as a divorce and you will get Canada wrong. Ottawa is cutting its dependence on American defense manufacturers and...

Andrew LathamSeptember 4, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Is Building an F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen Air Force Without Deciding To

On 8 July at the NATO summit in Ankara, Mark Carney confirmed Canada as the sixth nation to buy Kongsberg's Joint Strike Missile, a...

Andrew LathamAugust 12, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Will ‘Not Be Hurried’: Canada’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Decision Looks Lost In Limbo. That Means the JAS 39 Gripen Might Take Its Place

Canada's 2023 agreement to buy 88 F-35As is valued at C$27.7 billion. Washington has threatened 50 percent tariffs on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian...

Georgia GilholyAugust 12, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

NORAD Commander: Canada Doesn’t Need the F-35 — Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II Could Be ‘Enough’

Canada Might Not Need the F-35 Stealth Fighter Afterall (Maybe the F-15EX Eagle II Would Be Enough?) For the past several years, Canada has...

Isaac SeitzMarch 31, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

US Warplanes Will ‘Fly Over Canada’ if Ottawa Does Not Buy all 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighters

Aerospace & Defense

‘You Cannot Clone People’: A Former NORAD Deputy Commander Says Canada Does Not Have the Pilots or Technicians to Run F-35s and Gripens at the Same Time. Its Fighter Force Is at Two-Thirds Strength

Aerospace & Defense

Canada’s First Lockheed F-35 Fighter (Or CF-35) Is Now Flying in the Skies High Above Texas. But It Could All Do Downhill From Here

Aerospace & Defense

Denmark’s F-35s landed in Greenland for the first time after flying from Keflavik with U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s and the same week a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish Fennec while Copenhagen Nuuk and Washington prepared a September 22 Arctic security deal

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Scored the Lockheed Martin F-35A at 57.1 Out of 60 Points for Military Capability in Its 2021 Fighter Competition. The Saab Gripen E Scored 19.8. On Mission Performance It Was 97 Percent Against 22 Percent, and Ottawa Is Still Considering Buying Both.

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Finalized an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Almost 18 Months Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them — and the First Ones Still Arrive This Year.

Aerospace & Defense

America Spent the Summer Insulting Canada. Canada Answered by Buying Australian Radar and Swedish Aircraft — and Both Purchases Feed NORAD.

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Is Building an F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen Air Force Without Deciding To

Aerospace & Defense

Will ‘Not Be Hurried’: Canada’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Decision Looks Lost In Limbo. That Means the JAS 39 Gripen Might Take Its Place

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

NORAD Commander: Canada Doesn’t Need the F-35 — Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II Could Be ‘Enough’

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