Outlets confirm Canada's full 88-jet order remains under review
2 Oct 25 · 14d ago · 7 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 3
Coverage from Global News, CTV News, Castanet and the Globe and Mail notes that while the first jets have arrived, Ottawa has not committed to the full planned purchase.
“It’s hard to get overly excited about the “delivery” of the first F35 when it will remain in Arizona for the foreseeable future.”
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first by Global News, 13d ago · also Simple Flying, CityNews Edmonton, CTV News, Castanet, CityNews Vancouver, Toronto Star +2
4 more headlines
- Canada Receives First 2 F-35s, But Its Full 88-Jet Order Hangs In The Balance Simple Flying · 13d ago
- Canada receives its first F-35 jets from U.S., as full order remains under review CityNews Edmonton · 13d ago
- Canada receives first F-35 jets from U.S., as full order remains under review CBC · 13d ago
- Canada receives first F-35 fighter jets from U.S. Globe and Mail · 13d ago
What people said 7 voices · verbatim
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Military capability is very often sacrificed in the name of defense sovereignty. Its not purely about the economic gain, even if he pitches it as one to the average Canadian. I can list a dozen different weapon platforms that are inferior in one way or another to one produced in the U.S, but I also understand the value of being able to make it…
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You said Russia has 1.5 million troops, which when you multiple that by 20, that is only 30 million. So Russia doesn’t have enough troops to hold a population of 40 million, even if none of their troops got killed in the process. Which we can see as they struggle to hold even 1/3 of Ukraine. That 1 to 20 metric will be even worse for a water…
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Canada couldn't afford the logistics of operating two different fighter jets. Well, we could but our meager military budget barely keeps the lights on at military bases as it is. Our politicians would never approve of operating two jets because of the cost
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That was not due to any problems with the Gripen platform itself. There were however allegations of corruption, which were never proven.
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Are you drunk? You’re mixing up the conversation. You’re using things I said as thins you said and things you said as things I said
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It’s hard to get overly excited about the “delivery” of the first F35 when it will remain in Arizona for the foreseeable future.
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I’m not confused. I’m just telling you that we should condense it into one thread.
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