Backtrack? Why the US is worried over Canada’s order for new F-35 jets
Canada’s rethink on F-35 jets sparks US warnings about NORAD, sovereignty, and Gripen bids— all reshaping North American ...
Mark Carney urged to drop Canada’s F-35 fighter jet contract with US despite Trump threats
US president threatened a 50 per cent tariff on Canada if it did not certify a number of Gulfstream fighter jets ...
Canadian military goes to US for F-35 ceremony despite renewed trade tensions
The Lockheed Martin event in Texas comes as the future of the CF-18 replacement program is under review because of the ongoing trade and political disputes between Canada and the United States, and as ...
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U.S. ambassador gives prime minister the cover he needs to cut Canada’s F-35 order
For the past 10 months Prime Minister Mark Carney has been carefully treading a fine line on the ongoing review of Canada’s ...
NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns U.S. ambassador
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside ...
Caught in trade crossfire, Canada reconsiders purchase of F-35 jets from US
Amid the ongoing economic tussle between the United States and Canada, Ottawa is reevaluating its planned purchase of ...
We will have to send fighter jets to their airspace if Canada doesn’t buy F-35s from US, says ambassador
Canada is exploring the possibility of purchasing 72 Gripen E jets and 6 GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab.
Canada's defence minister says F-35 fighter jet purchase ‘remains under review’
The planned acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from the U.S. “remains under review,” Minister of Defence David McGuinty said on Wednesday. The U.S.-made fighter jets are set to replace the Royal ...
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F-35 or Gripen? Canada’s Fighter Jet Dilemma, Explained
Canada was long expected to buy the F-35 Lightning II to replace its aging CF-18 fighters—but political tensions with America, and a surprising offer from Sweden, have upended these assumptions.