Canada Delays F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Amid Rising Costs and Arctic Tensions

Canada Delays F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Amid Rising Costs and Arctic Tensions

Ottawa, September 29 - Canada's protracted hesitation on the F-35 stealth fighter procurement is casting a long shadow over its national defense strategy, as the Royal Canadian Air Force grapples with aging CF-18 Hornets that are increasingly outmatched in an era of escalating global threats. The F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin's flagship fifth-generation stealth jet, was meant to modernize Canada's air capabilities with its advanced radar-ev…