Sajjan says tender for replacement fighter jets will be released in July

A decision on Canada's next fighter jet won't be made until after the October election.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced at CANSEC that the request for proposal will take into account industry feedback it received following the release of the draft RFP. He is pictured speaking at CANSEC in 2016. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 29, 2019

Request for proposals to replace Canada’s fighter jet fleet will be released in July, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a defence industry trade show in Ottawa, Mr. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) said the request for proposal (RFP) is incorporating industry feed...

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