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Boeing pitches F-18 to Canadian AF to replace F-35
2013-03-17
In a dogfight of defence contractors, the hunter can quickly become the hunted. It's happening now to the F-35.
The knives are out. I'll leave it to the pilots here at the Burg and elsewhere to debate the merits of each plane. But the F-35 had better be a lot better than the F-18 to justify the price tag.
The world's largest defence contractor, Lockheed Martin, is trying to convince wavering U.S. allies -- including Canada -- to stick with its high-tech, high-priced and unproven F-35 stealth fighter. But the F-35 is way behind schedule, way over budget and, now, it's grounded by a mysterious crack in a turbine fan.

After years of technical problems, it's a tempting target for Lockheed Martin's rivals. It's no surprise, then, that the No. 2 defence contractor, Boeing, smells blood.
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