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BlueWavePsych

(3,461 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:40 PM 14 hrs ago

Canada joining international program to build next generation of fighter jets

Canada has reached a deal to join the Global Combat Air Program as an "observer," Canadian government sources said.

The U.K., Japan and Italy are all partners in the multibillion-dollar program to develop and build the sixth-generation fighter jet by 2035.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-joining-global-fighter-jet-program-with-uk-italy-japan-9.7270838

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Canada joining international program to build next generation of fighter jets (Original Post) BlueWavePsych 14 hrs ago OP

Decades ago Canada built one of the best jet fighters in the world but for some reason their government shut ImNotGod 13 hrs ago #1

Canadian Fighter AzTired64 9 hrs ago #2

It was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow and I think its proper classification was an interceptor. For the late 1950's ImNotGod 7 hrs ago #3

Yes, and a lot of the engineers u4ic 2 hrs ago #4

ImNotGod

(1,385 posts)

1. Decades ago Canada built one of the best jet fighters in the world but for some reason their government shut

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:27 PM

13 hrs ago

the program down before production, probably do to costs and or pressure from the US military industrial complex.

AzTired64

(45 posts)

2. Canadian Fighter

Reply to ImNotGod (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:51 PM

9 hrs ago

Question, what fighter was that?

ImNotGod

(1,385 posts)

3. It was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow and I think its proper classification was an interceptor. For the late 1950's

Reply to AzTired64 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:10 PM

7 hrs ago

it was very fast and maneuverable compared to others in production at the time. It was also designed to be built off the assembly line with all Canadian parts. It passed all the test flights with flying colors and was ready for production contracts before the government abruptly shut the program down.

u4ic

(17,198 posts)

4. Yes, and a lot of the engineers

Reply to ImNotGod (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

2 hrs ago

who worked on the Avro Arrow moved to the US and then worked for NASA. A major brain drain for us.

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