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Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say (www.cbc.ca)
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Negotiations are underway for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to acquire a larger mixed fleet of American-made Lockheed Martin F-35s and Saab Gripen-E fighters built in Canada, the sources said.

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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Unfortunately, we have already paid for 16 of them. But we should stop there.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately they won't.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    It will certainly be a reduced fleet.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    How reduced is what matters. The full fleet order was 88, and the article reports various sources as saying we will still be ordering between 72 to 88. So, if the reporting is accurate, it's not anything like the extent of reduced fleet order many Canadians were expecting.

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