Canada is exploring a potential observer role in an international next-generation fighter jet development program, Defense Minister David McGuinty confirmed Monday.
Speaking before a Senate committee, McGuinty said Ottawa is weighing whether to join the Global Combat Air Program, a trilateral initiative led by Japan, the UK and Italy aimed at developing a sixth-generation combat aircraft, according to a report by The Canadian Press.
The program traces its roots to Britain’s earlier Tempest project, originally conceived as a successor to the Eurofighter Typhoon.
No final decision has been reached, the minister stressed.
The development comes as the Carney government continues to reassess its agreement to purchase 88 F-35 jets from…
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