Canada Taps P-8A For CP-140 Replacement Over Bombardier Offer

An illustration shows the Boeing P-8A in the colors of the Royal Canadian Air Force. 

Credit: Boeing
The Canadian government will buy at least 14 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace an aging fleet of Lockheed CP-140s, rejecting pleas by Bombardier and some politicians to consider a homegrown variant of the Global 6500 business jet. The announcement by the Department of National...
Steve Trimble

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

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