The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[Czech_pivo]

I dont think so. We are a partner nation so not a FMS?
We are supposed to get 8 over 2026/2027
the other 8 in 2028?

According to the Lot 18 contract notice, the 145 jets include 48 F-35A aircraft for the Air Force, 16 F-35B aircraft and five F-35C aircraft for the Marine Corps, 14 F-35C aircraft for the Navy, 15 F-35A aircraft and one F-35B aircraft for F-35 non-U.S. DoD program partners, and 39 F-35A aircraft and seven F-35B aircraft for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

The new contract modification awarded on Sept. 29, 2025, worth $12.5 billion, increased Lot 18 to 148 aircraft and added 148 F-35s as part of Lot 19. The latter include 40 F-35A aircraft for the Air Force, 12 F-35B and eight F-35C aircraft for the Marine Corps, nine F-35C aircraft for the Navy, 13 F-35A and two F-35B aircraft for F-35 cooperative program partners, and 52 F-35A and 12 F-35B aircraft for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

If I read the above correctly - lot 18 contains 15 F35A for ‘non DoD program partners’ - and - lot 19 includes 13 F35A’s for ‘cooperative program partners.
If both of those phases mean the same thing, lots 18 & 19 include 28 F35A’s for partner nations.

Is Canada part of those 28? Is it all of those 28?

Lot 18 is expected to be produce by June 2027 and lot 19 by August 2028.

 

[suffolkowner]

According to the Lot 18 contract notice, the 145 jets include 48 F-35A aircraft for the Air Force, 16 F-35B aircraft and five F-35C aircraft for the Marine Corps, 14 F-35C aircraft for the Navy, 15 F-35A aircraft and one F-35B aircraft for F-35 non-U.S. DoD program partners, and 39 F-35A aircraft and seven F-35B aircraft for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

The new contract modification awarded on Sept. 29, 2025, worth $12.5 billion, increased Lot 18 to 148 aircraft and added 148 F-35s as part of Lot 19. The latter include 40 F-35A aircraft for the Air Force, 12 F-35B and eight F-35C aircraft for the Marine Corps, nine F-35C aircraft for the Navy, 13 F-35A and two F-35B aircraft for F-35 cooperative program partners, and 52 F-35A and 12 F-35B aircraft for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

If I read the above correctly - lot 18 contains 15 F35A for ‘non DoD program partners’ - and - lot 19 includes 13 F35A’s for ‘cooperative program partners.
If both of those phases mean the same thing, lots 18 & 19 include 28 F35A’s for partner nations.

Is Canada part of those 28? Is it all of those 28?

Lot 18 is expected to be produce by June 2027 and lot 19 by August 2028.

maybe we are getting some of lot 17?

I think the cooperative partners are Israel and Singapore

 

[Czech_pivo]

maybe we are getting some of lot 17?

I think the cooperative partners are Israel and Singapore

I found this as well -

Finland, for example, finalized a $9.4 billion deal in 2022 for 64 F-35As, with deliveries slated to begin in 2026—

Lot 20 is going to be geared heavily towards ‘foreign’ sales and should be around 182 planes in total.
If lot 19 is set to be completed by August 2028, then lot 20 being another 42 planes lager, might stretch out to be Dec 2029 or early 2030.