Canada strikes C$19 billion deal for Lockheed’s F-35 fighter jets

The aircraft could help add to Canada's Arctic defenses.

By Ismail Shakil, Reuters, Steve Scherer, Reuters January 10, 2023
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OTTAWA — Canada finalized a deal to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin Corp on Monday in a C$19 billion ($14.2 billion) project to replace its aging fleet of fighter aircraft. The planes would also bolster Canada’s Arctic defenses.

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