Ottawa plans $16B fighter jet purchase
Tories set to unveil billions in defence spending
The Conservative government is reportedly planning to announce billions in defence spending next Friday. The biggest-ticket item is 65 jet fighters, likely the Joint Strike Fighter on offer from U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin—possibly for a jaw-dropping $16 billion. That’s up from previous reports of $9 billion, and increase that is bound to draw fire from opposition MPs.
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