Canada receives its first two CF-35 jets
The Royal Canadian Air Force has accepted the first delivery of it’s first two Lockheed Martin CF-35A Lightning II. Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused plans to proceed with a planned order fof the CF-35 fighter jets, and it may instead have a mixed fleet that includes Gripen fighters made by Saab. PM Carney launched...
he Royal Canadian Air Force has accepted the first delivery of it’s first two Lockheed Martin CF-35A Lightning II.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused plans to proceed with a planned order fof the CF-35 fighter jets, and it may instead have a mixed fleet that includes Gripen fighters made by Saab.
PM Carney launched a review of the purchase amid the US President’s repeated trade and annexation threats. Last year, Trump said providing allies with jets allow the Americans to maintain US supremacy.
Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy warns that Canada does not control the software used in CF-35 jets.
With files from The Canadian Press.
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