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Canada has finalised an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp and the United States government to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, government officials said Monday. Canada has a close defense relationship with the United States, which includes using fighter jets together to defend North American air space.
In a deal announced Monday that aims to end years of deliberations over its aging fleet and fulfill obligations to defend North Americas air space.The first four aircraft are anticipated to be delivered in 2026 with full operational capacity for the fleet expected between 2032 and 2034.The government has budgeted about 19 billion Canadian US15 billion for the purchase in what is the largest investment in the Royal Canadian Air Force in more than 30 years.
More than 150, but it's over one year. the previous report we had was 143 unexplained cases from 2004 all the way up to 2021. so this is a significant increase it seems. >> tucker: it's an exponential increase. what does this suggest? >> part of the answer will be that the government is now looking for these things. they have much better reporting procedures. if an f-18 pilot comes across one of those these objectses that's hovering around the sea they're flying around, they're more likely to report it now because there's a proper procedure in place. i'm hearing we're encountering more and mor...
Well, today a senior u.s. government official rejected a new claim by russia's defense minister. he claimed that ukraine is preparing to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb with western help on its own territory. well, bombs did in fact target ukraine today. they were russian. this aftermath in the southern city of mykolaiv. right now the united states has about 100,000 troops in europe. cbs's charlie d'agata is with some of them along romania's border with ukraine. >> reporter: u.s. f-18 fighter jets take flight off the deck of the "uss george h.w. bush" in the adriatic sea, taking the lead in ...
The Indian Navy currently operates a fleet of MIG-29K fighter aircraft from its two aircraft carriers. However, the Navy has been looking for more advanced... 22.09.2022, Sputnik International