Ottawa formally asks companies to make their pitches to replace CF-18 jets
By John Paul Tasker · CBC News ·
A decision on the winning bid is not expected until 2022
Jason Franson/Canadian Press
A pilot positions a CF-18 Hornet at CFB Cold Lake in Alberta on October 21, 2014.
The federal government formally submitted requests for proposals (RFP) today to procure fighter jets to replace the decades-old CF-18s.
Four companies are in the running to supply Canada with roughly 80 new jets: Saab of Sweden, Airbus Defence and Space out of Britain, and the American firms Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
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