Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly spoke to reporters on Tuesday as the government weighs options for its next major fighter jet purchase between American manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the Swedish firm Saab.

Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility has raced to catch up after a jet delivered to Bulgaria developed a fuel leak and Taiwan was left waiting for F-16Vs due to supply chain issues.

The YF-23 and YF-22 were closely matched, and the aircraft may return in another form for the US Navy's F/A-XX.

Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the Canadian government and the Swedish firm Saab.

The Sniper NTP integrates a multi-datalink, multi-processor Hybrid Base Station (HBS) with the existing Sniper ATP, turning it into an airborne