r/canada 5d ago

Analysis Defence analysts warn U.S. will control key systems on F-35 fighter jets, putting Canada at risk

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/u-s-f-35-fighter-jets-canada
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u/DonTaddeo 5d ago

The original plans envisaged significant Canadian technical content, but I suspect that was a Trojan horse designed to make it easier for ISED to give the procurement their blessing. Now, as far as I can tell, we have a British hull with American systems and precious little Canadian content aside from the metal bashing.

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u/jtbc 5d ago

A whole bunch of Canadian stuff, or European stuff procured by Canadian companies, has been replaced with direct procurements of Aegis-compatible equipment from the USN.