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February 13, 2017  

Airbus awards CAE $200M contract for RCAF search and rescue aircraft

Includes training facility in BC and options that could raise the value to $300 million.

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January 12, 2017  

CAE signs RCAF, US Army training contracts worth $1B

Canadian deal modifies, extends NATO Flying Training program to 2023.

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November 29, 2016  

Air force commander says Liberals changed fighter jet requirement

Current number of CF-18s available now insufficient; Canada will have to increase the number of new planes.

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August 12, 2015  

F-35 might not measure up to CF-18s

US think tank says stealth fighter doesn’t meet performance standards of planes it is to replace.

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June 2, 2014  

RCAF proposal nearly kiboshes fixed wing search plane program

Military planners wanted to acquire C-27J transports that were expected to be sold by the Pentagon two years ago as part of a budget-cutting exercise.

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June 19, 2012  

Report calls for made-in-Canada fixed wing plane policy

Canada needs new search planes, and some foreign manufacturers could get the contracts, to the chagrin of Canada’s aerospace players.