Conservative government likely under pressure from U.S. to purchase F-35s
'For Canada to start wobbling at this stage would be a very, very serious blow to the program,' says Bill Sweetman, Defense Technology at Aviation Week chief editor.
PARLIAMENT HILL—If Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government caves in to opposition pressure and scraps its plan to buy a $25-billion fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets, the retreat would be a damaging blow to the U.S. program developing the costly and sophisticated new warplane, a ...
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