Canada joining international program to build next generation of fighter jets

[BlueWavePsych]

Canada has reached a deal to join the Global Combat Air Program as an "observer," Canadian government sources said.

The U.K., Japan and Italy are all partners in the multibillion-dollar program to develop and build the sixth-generation fighter jet by 2035.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-joining-global-fighter-jet-program-with-uk-italy-japan-9.7270838

[ImNotGod]

1. Decades ago Canada built one of the best jet fighters in the world but for some reason their government shut

the program down before production, probably do to costs and or pressure from the US military industrial complex.

[AzTired64]

2. Canadian Fighter

Question, what fighter was that?

[ImNotGod]

3. It was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow and I think its proper classification was an interceptor. For the late 1950's

it was very fast and maneuverable compared to others in production at the time. It was also designed to be built off the assembly line with all Canadian parts. It passed all the test flights with flying colors and was ready for production contracts before the government abruptly shut the program down.

[u4ic]

4. Yes, and a lot of the engineers

who worked on the Avro Arrow moved to the US and then worked for NASA. A major brain drain for us.