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Canada Chooses F-35A in Future Fighter Competition

Canada Chooses F-35A in Future Fighter Competition
An F-35 sits on the ramp at Nellis AFB, Nev. for a Red Flag exercise last August (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The government of Canada on March 28 said that it has begun negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a buy 0f 88 F-35As under the country's Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) to replace Canada's aging CF-18 Hornet fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Canada said on March 28 that it "will now enter into the finalization phase of the procurement process with the top-ranked bidder, the United States government and Lockheed Martin, for the F-35 fighter jet." "This…

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