Opinion: It may provoke Trump, but Canada should cancel the purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.
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The problem is that Canada will never have full control over the heavily computerized planes
  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
    10·
    4 days ago

    Sweden also offered to get us building our own Gripens totally locally. The page for the bid is even still up

    I assume we already have pilots trained in flying the F-35 at this point, which sucks if we’re never getting them, though.

      • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Especially since the Americans are the ones who convinced us they had enough fighter jets to take care of us so we could/should cancel the Arrow. :/

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
          1·
          3 days ago

          I mean, there was also the issue of it just costing a lot as the Diefenbaker conservative government was looking to make cuts.

    • barbarossa@lemmy.ca
      2·
      4 days ago

      Absolute bozo move to not go for this in retrospect. They need to give this a look again asap