F-35
Credit: Lockheed Martin
A cost estimate jumped 46% in three years to C$27.7 billion ($20.2 billion) to complete the acquisition of 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the Auditor General of Canada, Karen Hogan, reported on June 10. Facilities at the two main F-35A bases also will not be ready...
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