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Boeing told that its fighter jet fails to meet criteria for $19-billion contest

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Canada is back to buying new fighter jets. The federal government has launched yet another process to freshen up our fleet, but this comes with a Canada-first twist. (globalnews.ca) More...

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mayt2u
Robert Plews 2
I told Saab’s Gripen would be the best aircraft for Canada eight years ago. The problem was they needed to throw another engine in it. The size of it, looks good enough to do it. They had lots of time to do it right!
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JerryWh
Jerry W 1
Save $19bn and just carry on with what you have. Nobody is planning to invade Canada anytime soon. What a waste of money... that's your entire health service, right there ..
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lynx318
lynx318 1
Why knock back a proven plane and rather look at lemons? Shady dealings in the backrooms here.
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