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The closing of the competition marks a major milestone in Canada’s decade-long effort to buy new fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force, which has been plagued by government mismanagement and political controversy.While the combat capability of each of the three competing planes – Lockheed Martin’s F-35, Boeing’s Super Hornet and Saab’s Gripen – will be the main focus as the government evaluates each bid, there will also be a lot of focus on the economic benefits of buying each plane.
That is in addition to the $2 billion in economic benefits that Canada has already received since 2007 as one of nine partner countries in the development of the F-35, which lets Canadian companies compete for work associated with the stealth fighter.“Lockheed Martin has prepared a comprehensive proposal,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.
The emphasis on jobs and money – rather than combat capability – comes as Canada’s economy has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the federal government to spend tens of billions in financial support for Canadians.
Let’s buy a second class plane for the RCAF because someone promises a bunch of jobs in Quebec. Makes perfect sense.
No money to buy jets
its to bad canada stopped the avro arrow, all the jobs would have been here, if only canadians could figure out how to build a plane again
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