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Canada Reveals Eligible Suppliers For F-18 Replacement Fighters

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

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Canada Reveals Eligible Suppliers For F-18 Replacement Fighters

F/A-18 Hornet (Photo: Boeing)

The Canadian government on Thursday released the five eligible suppliers that will be allowed to submit proposals to replace the government’s aging CF-18 fighter fleet.The government’s Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) listed Airbus Defense and Space with the UK, Boeing [BA], France’s Dassault, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sweden’s Saab. Suppliers were named by aircraft manufacturers and foreign government partners invited into formal engagement activities set to occur over the coming months.The competition was first launched last December and will continue…

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