Canada to consider other planes besides F-35
http://www.boston.com/news/world/canada/2012/12/12/canada-consider-other-planes-besides/Oer9lWJmGU95XXDUpCJYmI/story.html
Canada to consider other planes besides F-35
By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press / December 12, 2012
TORONTO (AP) Canada is considering buying fighter jets other than U.S.-made F-35s because of escalating costs associated with Lockheed Martins troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the countrys defense minister said Wednesday.
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MacKay said Canada needs to have all viable options on the table to replace the current fleet of 1980s-vintage CF-18s, which the government says will reach the end of their projected service life around 2020.
He reiterated that Canada wants to buy 65 jets for about $9 billion. But escalating costs and delays have dogged the F-35, which is now the most expensive U.S. Department of Defense procurement program ever.
A KPMG report says the lifetime cost of Canada owning 65 F-35s is estimated at $45.8 billion over 42 years.
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