Canadian Air Force began to receive written off Australian F / A-18A Hornet
The Canadian Air Force received the first two Boeing F / A-18A Hornet fighters that arrived at the Cold Lake Canadian airbase from Australia, the bmpd blog reports.
An agreement on the acquisition by Canada of twenty-five F / A-18A / B fighters from the Australian Air Force was signed in 2018. According to the agreement, Australia has pledged to supply Canada with the 25 fighter countries being withdrawn from the Air Force, of which 18 must be after repairs and modifications, and 7 were supplied for spare parts. Delivery must be completed before the end of the year.
The situation with the purchase of the Canadian Air Force written off the Australian F / A-18A / B arose after the country's governments, for political and economic reasons, refused to purchase the fifth-generation American fighters Lockheed Martin F-35A (despite the participation of Canada in the "third level" in the program create this aircraft).
The Canadian Air Force in 1982-1988 received X-NUMX CF-138 fighters (F / A-18A / B), of which, to date, only 18 aircraft remain in service (76 aircraft were lost in flight accidents and 20 was already written off). 41 Australian fighter jets will be introduced to the Canadian Air Force to maintain the strength of the fleet.
The acquisition of old Australian aircraft caused a wave of sharp criticism in Canada.
Against this background, it is reported that the Canadian government intends this year to announce a tender for the supply of 88 new fighters to replace the CF-18. It is noted that the American F-35A, which Canada had previously refused, will also participate in the competition. However, the entry into service of the Canadian Air Force for new fighters on the basis of this tender is expected no earlier than 2025 of the year.
An agreement on the acquisition by Canada of twenty-five F / A-18A / B fighters from the Australian Air Force was signed in 2018. According to the agreement, Australia has pledged to supply Canada with the 25 fighter countries being withdrawn from the Air Force, of which 18 must be after repairs and modifications, and 7 were supplied for spare parts. Delivery must be completed before the end of the year.
The situation with the purchase of the Canadian Air Force written off the Australian F / A-18A / B arose after the country's governments, for political and economic reasons, refused to purchase the fifth-generation American fighters Lockheed Martin F-35A (despite the participation of Canada in the "third level" in the program create this aircraft).
The Canadian Air Force in 1982-1988 received X-NUMX CF-138 fighters (F / A-18A / B), of which, to date, only 18 aircraft remain in service (76 aircraft were lost in flight accidents and 20 was already written off). 41 Australian fighter jets will be introduced to the Canadian Air Force to maintain the strength of the fleet.
The acquisition of old Australian aircraft caused a wave of sharp criticism in Canada.
Against this background, it is reported that the Canadian government intends this year to announce a tender for the supply of 88 new fighters to replace the CF-18. It is noted that the American F-35A, which Canada had previously refused, will also participate in the competition. However, the entry into service of the Canadian Air Force for new fighters on the basis of this tender is expected no earlier than 2025 of the year.
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