Spare Parts for Canada’s New F-35 Fighter Jets Will Be Owned by the U.S.

Spare parts for Canada’s new F-35 fighter jets will be owned by the U.S.

Spare parts for Canada’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets will be owned by the U.S. until the moment they are installed on Canadian aircraft.

No Fighter Jets Left to Fly: Canada’s Old CF-18 and F-35 Delay Create Unthinkable Scenario

Key Points – Further upgrading Canada‘s nearly 45-year-old CF-18 Hornet fleet is not a sustainable solution for the Royal Canadian Air Force‘s pressing fighter needs. -The airframes are approaching the end of their structural service life, and their aging electronics are increasingly obsolete against modern threats, with spare parts becoming difficult to source. -Past life-extension […] The post No Fighter Jets Left to Fly: Canada’s Old CF-18 an…