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Seems like they are making it seem like the industrial component is already set.
Canada probably wont like that, Germany wouldn't tolerate it.
If true, Airbus SAAB collaboration sounds a lot more likely.
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Canada probably wont like that, Germany wouldn't tolerate it.
If true, Airbus SAAB collaboration sounds a lot more likely.
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Well, well, well.....I do believe that they are now setting the table before the meal is to be served.
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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says when it comes to Canada’s ongoing F-35 fighter jet review, a potential mixed fleet will not put Norad in jeopardy.
“One decision will not kill Norad,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive broadcast interview with CTV News chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos.
Multiple industry sources have told CTV News that the federal government is considering a mixed fleet of fighter jets that could total more than its initial target of 88 aircraft.
Hoekstra’s latest remarks are a change to previous comments he made to CTV News more than a year ago.
Speaking to Kapelos last May, Hoekstra signalled Norad – the defence alliance between Canada and the U.S. – could be in jeopardy if Canada reneges on its plan to purchase F-35 fighter jets.
“If Canadians are flying one airplane, we’re flying another airplane, it’s no longer interchangeable,” Hoekstra said at the time. “And so, that might even threaten Norad without talking about new alliances that promise even more security and safety to our people.”
But in his latest interview with CTV News, when asked if the alliance is in jeopardy if Canada were to move forward with a mixed fleet, Hoekstra emphasized that the U.S. will “look at a whole series of decisions.”
“If you buy fighters that don’t integrate with the latest technology and the best airplane in the world, they don’t really count as full airplanes,” Hoekstra told Kapelos. “They’re capable and all that, but if they don’t link to an F-35, that’s a problem.”
In an exclusive interview with CTV Question Period also airing Sunday, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said the military has made its fighter jet needs clear to the federal government.
“From my perspective, we described what capability we need,” Carignan told Kapelos. “We have made those options very clear as to what was required, and now the government will make the best possible decision with that.”
Asked by Kapelos if the military could staff more than 88 fighter jets, Carignan said she is “not worried.”
“The plan is being crafted and implemented according to the sequence that fighter jets will be coming in,” Carignan said.
“We’re not going to get 88 in one shot. They will be coming in progressively, and we are currently at work in identifying the right personnel,” she added.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘One decision will not kill Norad,’ U.S. ambassador says of Canada’s possible mixed fighter jet fleet
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says when it comes to Canada’s ongoing F-35 fighter jet review, a potential mixed fleet will not put Norad in jeopardy.
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘One decision will not kill Norad,’ U.S. ambassador says of Canada’s possible mixed fighter jet fleet
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says when it comes to Canada’s ongoing F-35 fighter jet review, a potential mixed fleet will not put Norad in jeopardy.
“One decision will not kill Norad,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive broadcast interview with CTV News chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos.
Multiple industry sources have told CTV News that the federal government is considering a mixed fleet of fighter jets that could total more than its initial target of 88 aircraft.
Hoekstra’s latest remarks are a change to previous comments he made to CTV News more than a year ago.
Speaking to Kapelos last May, Hoekstra signalled Norad – the defence alliance between Canada and the U.S. – could be in jeopardy if Canada reneges on its plan to purchase F-35 fighter jets.
“If Canadians are flying one airplane, we’re flying another airplane, it’s no longer interchangeable,” Hoekstra said at the time. “And so, that might even threaten Norad without talking about new alliances that promise even more security and safety to our people.”
But in his latest interview with CTV News, when asked if the alliance is in jeopardy if Canada were to move forward with a mixed fleet, Hoekstra emphasized that the U.S. will “look at a whole series of decisions.”
“If you buy fighters that don’t integrate with the latest technology and the best airplane in the world, they don’t really count as full airplanes,” Hoekstra told Kapelos. “They’re capable and all that, but if they don’t link to an F-35, that’s a problem.”
In an exclusive interview with CTV Question Period also airing Sunday, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said the military has made its fighter jet needs clear to the federal government.
“From my perspective, we described what capability we need,” Carignan told Kapelos. “We have made those options very clear as to what was required, and now the government will make the best possible decision with that.”
Asked by Kapelos if the military could staff more than 88 fighter jets, Carignan said she is “not worried.”
“The plan is being crafted and implemented according to the sequence that fighter jets will be coming in,” Carignan said.
“We’re not going to get 88 in one shot. They will be coming in progressively, and we are currently at work in identifying the right personnel,” she added.
