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Canada’s Review Of F-35 Complete; Under Evaluation

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Thursday, April 17th, 2014

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Canada’s Review Of F-35 Complete; Under Evaluation

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Photo by Lockheed Martin.

A review commissioned by the Canadian government to evaluate whether the country should proceed with plans to buy Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 or consider other aircraft in a possible competition has been completed, the country’s minister of public works and government services said Thursday. The minister, Diane Finley, said the independent review put the Royal Canadian Air Force’s “feet to the fire” but did not reveal its conclusions during a speech at a forum in Vancouver. Two years ago, Canada…

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