Canada changing rules of competition for $19B fighter jet fleet to allow consideration of F-35: sources

The Canadian government is changing the terms of the $19-billion competition to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets to allow the U.S. to enter its F-35 stealth fighter.

U.S. officials had warned that the agreement Canada signed to be a partner nation in Lockheed Martin’s development of the F-35 prohibits those partner nations from imposing requirements for industrial benefits in fighter jet competitions. “We cannot participate in an offer of the F-35 weapon system where requirements do not align with the F-35 Partnership,” U.S. Navy Vice-Adm. Mathias Winter told Canadian officials in a letter sent in December.

The competition to win the Canadian contract for a fleet of 88 new fighter jets was launched on Dec. 12, 2017 and at this point four fighter jets are expected to be considered. Those include the F-35, the Super Hornet, the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Gripen. The Canadian government expects to award the contract in 2022.

I thought we already dodged this bullet?

No, they’re caving in to US demands. Tell the truth, please. The Americans were whining last week that the Canadian government was being ‘unfair’ to them. ‘Buy our jets and it will be easier to...protect you’. It’s a bigger cave than a Thai soccer team’s. Buy Canadian, numbnuts.

So very odd. The only potential bidder that has already delivered $1.3 Billion in Industrial benefits and the LibTards want to pretend it isn’t real

Buy SAAB Gripen. Don’t by USA military equipment until steel tariffs are removed! If Canadian Steel is a threat to US security it’s time to withdraw from the NORAD agreement.

You could at least dig up the correct picture of the F35 model being considered. sloppynews

Buy SAAB Gripen. Don’t by USA military equipment until steel tariffs are removed! If Canadian Steel is a treat to US security it’s time to withdraw from the NORAD agreement.

Yay. The always-in-the-shop flying Bradley Fighting Vehicle is back in contention.

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