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Canada Finalizes Deal to Buy 88 F-35As

Frank Wolfe

Monday, January 9th, 2023

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Canada Finalizes Deal to Buy 88 F-35As

An F-35 from the Royal Netherlands Air Force lands at Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Bulgaria last year (Royal Netherlands Air Force Photo)

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…

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