Airbus partners with B.C. aviation firm to develop water bomber
Aerospace company Airbus Defence and Space is working with a forestry and aviation firm based in Port Alberni, B.C. to...
Canadian aerospace firm hopes F-35 program is still alive
During his election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised that the Liberals will not okay the purchase of the Lockheed...
The US is using tech that could secure Canada’s Arctic
One of the cornerstones of the United States’ future systems is its cooperative engagement capabilities. This is a concept that...
Canadian Avcorp earns F-35 contract despite aircraft’s uncertain future
On October 15, Canadian company Avcorp Industries announced it had been awarded its first purchase contract from Lockheed Martin. The...
Rising Dragon: China’s fighters pose a threat
Once labelled “the Sleeping Giant”, China has woken up and pushed the fast-forward button on developing its air capability. While...
The Replacements Part 5: Is the F-35 “too good” for Canada?
Early Days The F-35 started in 1983 as the Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) program, and was initiated...
Norwegian Armed Forces celebrate rollout of country’s First F-35A
Ceremonies were held on September 22, 2015 at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 production facility in Texas to celebrate...
The Replacements Part 4: Gripen about the Next Fighter
After studying foreign aircraft including the F-16, F/A-18 and Dassault Mirage, Saab developed the imaginatively named “2105” (later renamed 2110)....
The Replacements: Part 3, The Eurofighter Typhoon
It started out as the “European Collaborative Fighter” (ECF) program which consisted of British Aerospace (BAE) and Germany’s Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB)...
The Replacements – Canada’s Future Fighters, Part One
As the CF-18 replacement program languishes on, people are starting to lose sight of the established requirements for our next...