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​In January 2023, the Canadian government finalized the contract with Lockheed Martin to acquire 88 F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, aiming to replace the aging CF-18 fleet. However, Ottawa committed to funding only 16 aircraft, the first of which is due to arrive in 2026, and is not legally bound to purchase the remaining 72 from Lockheed Martin.

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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Israel got this in their contract, so there is precident. It seems a totally reasonable demand in the negotiations over this.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

In the current Canada-US political climate?

I guess we could and if they say no, we use that to cancel the rest.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

In the current climate this shouldn't make a difference. Every military and IT contract with the US, that can be cancelled, should be.

The contracts should be made with Europe, including self-sovereignty clauses.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

For sure. I rather meant that it's unlikely the US would let Lockheed give us the unmanaged F35 version.

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