Government quietly signed F-35 memorandum in March despite election promise

A tentative acquisition schedule for the warplane was required to stay in the U.S. consortium.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan wrapped up a review of the government's defence policy in July, while his department was keeping its hand in the multinational F-35 program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TIM NAUMETZ

December 7, 2016

The Liberal government signed a “decision memorandum” with the F-35 joint strike fighter office last March that included a possible acquisition of 65 Lockheed Martin stealth attack planes beginning in 2020, the Department of National Defence has disclosed. The “notional” timetable for the p...

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