The announcement on Wednesday from
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government refused to comment publicly at that time, and there was uncertainty around whether the U.S. aerospace giant had been dropped from the competition to provide
But the federal procurement department confirmed in a statement Wednesday that
While the statement did not say why Boeing’s offer did not make the cut, the fact that one of the two
Following the government’s announcement,
“We are working with the
Many observers had seen the Super Hornet and F-35 as the only real competition because of Canada’s close relationship with
Those perceptions were only amplified after two other European companies dropped out of the competition before it even started, complaining the government’s requirements had stacked the deck in favor of their
In particular, both Airbus and Dassault had complained about what they saw as onerous requirements associated with adapting their aircraft — the Eurofighter and Rafale, respectively — to meet Canada’s intelligence-sharing requirements.
Those requirements included ensuring their aircraft could integrate with the top-secret
Both
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