Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet

[B00Mer]

Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boeing-fighter-jets-1.6262851

 

[petros]

I hope they go for the SAAB deal.

 

[Twin_Moose]

Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boeing-fighter-jets-1.6262851

Libs started the deal Harper confirmed Trudie cancelled interesting

 

[petros]

Libs started the deal Harper confirmed Trudie cancelled interesting

Because Boeing did want to have Quebec Bombardier manufacturing parts.

 

[Twin_Moose]

I hope they go for the SAAB deal.

The Gripen looks interesting

 

[Twin_Moose]

Because Boeing did want to have Quebec Bombardier manufacturing parts.

Wouldn't want the jobs to stay in Winnipeg

Boeing: Boeing Canada - Winnipeg​

Boeing Canada - Winnipeg

www.boeing.ca

Boeing Winnipeg is one of the largest aerospace composite manufacturers in Canada. The company employs more than 1,000 people in 800,000 square feet of space in two locations in the city. Boeing Winnipeg produces over 500 end item composite parts and assemblies for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Major products include wing to body fairings, engine strut forward fairings, engine strut aft ...

 

[Twin_Moose]

I kinda like this Japanese fighter as well comparable to the F-35 at 1/2 the price tag

1. Japanese 5th generation fighter Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin ...​

   

   Japanese 5th generation fighter Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin makes first flight - Defence Aviation

   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. successfully completed the maiden flight of an advanced technology stealth jet “X-2” previously known as Mitsubishi ATD-X

   www.defenceaviation.com
   Japanese 5th generation fighter Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin makes first flight. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. successfully completed the maiden flight of an advanced technology stealth jet “X-2” previously known as Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin on April 22, 2016. The fightertook to the skies as Japan joins a select group of world military powers, that include the United States, Russia and China, capable of …
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Or the F3

 

[petros]

The Gripen looks interesting

Yeah. Full NATO compliant, $35 000 an hour cheaper to fly and SAAB will build a factory here.