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Canada Examining Alternatives to F-35A

Frank Wolfe

Friday, March 28th, 2025

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Canada Examining Alternatives to F-35A

12 German Luftwaffe and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon EF-2000s arrived at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, on June 27, 2024 to participate in the Pacific Skies 24 Exercise (Royal Canadian Air Force Photo)

Retired Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Lt. Gen. Yvan Blondin, who commanded the RCAF between 2012 and 2015, is advising Canada to curtail significantly the nation's buy of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters. Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair said this month that he plans to consider alternatives to the F-35A. Upon becoming head of the RCAF in 2012, Blondin said that the F-35 was Canada's best choice to replace the country's Boeing [BA] CF-18 Hornets. Subsequently, Canada wanted to replace the CF-18s…

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