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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that his government would not purchase early-warning-radar planes from the United States, opting instead for a European model.

Canada will purchase Swedish Saab's GlobalEye, which is based on the Canadian-manufactured Bombardier Global 6500 jet.

Tensions between the US and Canada have been high since Donald Trump launched a trade war against the US' northern neighbor and even suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state, which caused widespread outrage in Canada, just as Carney was seeking the post of prime minister and succeeded in getting elected to it.

Since then, the Canadian government has also opted ot review the planned purchase of US F-35 fighter jets to explore other options.

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[-] credo@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

So much going on in that little comment of yours. The F-35 borrowed from the F-22 while reducing cost to become the JSF. It was effectively a downgrade on purpose

The F-22 was optimized for

  • air superiority
  • speed
  • maneuverability

The F-35 was optimized for

  • multirole strike missions
  • affordability (relative to the F-22)
  • exportability

Also, your claim the F-35 was “downed in its first actual combat mission that was not a balloon” is not true. (A) There is still no confirmed combat shootdown of an F-35. And (B) F-35s have conducted non-balloon-related combat operations for years in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

So.. not sure what you think you know, but it seems to be incorrect.

[-] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 hours ago

There is still no confirmed combat shootdown of an F-35.

And you think you're going to have this data made available during a war?

And (B) F-35s have conducted non-balloon-related combat operations for years in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Against an enemy with no air defense. A biplane wouldn't have been shot down either.

[-] credo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Sure, how about from the folks who shot it down. That wasn’t parts from a different plane, or AI generated.

[-] Killer57@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

The f-35 is an indescribable wastage of money

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