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Canada Acquiring 88 US-made F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets

Canada is acquiring a new fleet of 88, state-of-the-art 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to enhance its capability to meet the national and international security threats.

Announcing this, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said, "As our world grows darker, with Russia's illegal and unjustifiable attack on Ukraine, and China's increasingly assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific, this project has taken on heightened significance - especially given the importance of interoperability with our allies."

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by Joji Xavier

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