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Saab Offers 72 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets and Six GlobalEye AEW&C to Canada.
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Canada Selects Gripen E/F Fighter Jets, Reducing F-35A Orders.
Canada considers Gripen E fighter as option amid ongoing talks over F-35 contract and industrial benefits comes with it. The Royal Thai Air Force has confirmed its selection of Saab’s Gripen E/F as its new […]
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Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium
As reported by Nicholas Drummond on April 2, 2025, Canada and Australia are showing renewed interest in joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a trilateral initiative between the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy to develop a […]
Americas
Canada to purchase Australian-made over-the-horizon radar JORN system, ditching American Raytheon
AIDN welcomes the $A6.6 billion deal for Canada to buy the proven Australian developed long range Over The Horizon radar system, opening up supply chain opportunities. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the deal on Wednesday […]
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Canada began construction of Quick Reaction Alert facility in Quebec
The Canadian Department of Defence has begun constructing a Quick Reaction Alert facility at the Bagotville base in Quebec. The site will house Ottawa’s future F-35A combat aircraft fleet and support North American Aerospace Defense […]
Americas
Canada announces $8 billion acquisition of 70 new trainer aircraft for Canadian Air Force
The government of Canada will spend C$11.2 billion ($8.1 billion) to modernise the country’s military trainer fleet. Ottawa on 29 May said it has finalised a contract covering some 70 new trainer aircraft across five […]
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Boeing Company awarded contract to build P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada
The Canadian military will start receiving in 2026 Boeing-made P-8A Poseidons it is buying through a deal worth $5.9 billion. Canadian cabinet ministers, including Defence Minister Bill Blair, made the official announcement Thursday, but defence […]
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Canada purchases 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft
The Canadian Government today announced that it had submitted a Letter of Request through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program regarding acquiring up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The Government of Canada seeks […]
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Canada Purchases 88 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $14.2 Billion
Canada has finalized an agreement with the United States and weapons maker Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, the government announced, as it seeks to upgrade the country’s ageing fleet. During a news conference […]
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Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition
Saab has accused the Canadian government of disrespecting the terms of a tender that saw the country choose the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter over the Swedish Gripen. In a hearing with the House of […]