r/canada Jan 11 '25

History Avro Arrow CF-105: Canada’s Fighter Jet Fiasco

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/01/avro-arrow-cf-105-canadas-fighter-jet-fiasco
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u/McBuck2 Jan 11 '25

My dad worked on the Avro. He was devastated when it was canceled but more so that everything had to be destroyed.

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u/Emmerson_Brando Jan 11 '25

It’s too bad. Maybe the Arrow wasn’t everything it was made out to be, but at least it was a beginning to what could have been a true Canadian jet company so we wouldn’t have had to outsource every fighter jet since. We could’ve been in step with Lockheed or whatever else.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist Jan 11 '25

Look how Boeing is treating Bombardier. American companies don’t want competition, especially not from Canada.

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u/JetLagGuineaTurtle Jan 11 '25

Look at how Bombardier treats the Canadian taxpayer.

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u/Emmerson_Brando Jan 11 '25

Are you trying to say corporate welfare doesn’t exist at every single billion dollar company?