Can Trudeau’s Defense Plan Survive Canada’s Next Fiscal Crisis?

Steve Trimble December 14, 2020
CF-18 fighter
A portion of Canada’s CF-18 fleet is set to receive a major upgrade as the government plans to enter the final phase of negotiations with bidders for the Future Fighter Capability project.
Credit: Erica Seymour/Royal Canadian Air Force
Defenders of an ambitious defense spending uptick in Canada must face the fiscal effects of a soaring national budget deficit just as several major acquisition programs hit key milestones in 2021. Final negotiations on fighter contract set to begin Soaring national deficit puts pressure on defense...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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