
Canada has finalized a deal to buy 88 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As to replace 76 Boeing [BA] CF-18 Hornet fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force. More than nine months ago, Canada said it had begun negotiations with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government to buy the F-35As under Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) (Defense Daily, March 28, 2022). Canada is one of 17 countries that have chosen the F-35. The F-35A's "forward presence will continue to ensure that…