An RCAF CF-18A+ over Lithuania in 2014. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
The Warzone/The Drive: Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans
Spat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s.
As Canada continues to struggle with what to do about its participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, attempts to buy interim replacements for its aging CF-18A+ Hornets have turned into a saga of their own. The country's military is desperately scrounging around for places like Kuwait and Australia for second-hand fighter jets to bolster their existing fleet in the wake of a rhetorically charged trade dispute between Canadian firm Bombardier and Super Hornet maker Boeing.
On Sept. 28, 2017, Canadian Defense Minster Harjit Sajjan revealed that Canada had and might still be considering buying second-hand F/A-18C/D Hornets from Kuwait. Unfortunately, there were serious concerns about whether the two countries could finalize a deal before the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) approximately 65 active CF-18A+s, also known as the CF-188, reached the end of their service life.
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Amid spat with Bombardier, Boeing won’t be considered for future fighter jet replacements, Sajjan suggests (The National)
Liberals to consider U.S. Super Hornet offer, despite battle with Boeing (CBC)
Defence Minister: Canada looked at Kuwaiti F-18s but Australian aircraft the ones being considered (Ottawa Citizen)