RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:New fighter jets; let's design and buid them here...Good comments.
Also, the next generation of military planes will likely be autonomous (i.e. pilotless) and perhaps a consortium including Canada and its European allies could develop and manufacture these next generation autonomous military aircraft.
Also, does Canada or its European allies manufacture any military drones?
balmusette wrote: F-35 is a multi task stealth fighter that can land on an aircraft carrier...is this what we need?
It would be interresting to hear from the specialists themselves if a new fighter plane could be developped here and to have another opinion on the costs involved, depending on the type of plane considered; whether it be the most sophisticated model or a less technologically advanced one.
For now, manufacturing an european fighter in Canada seems an avenue worth considering.
Doing this would give us an expertise that might be lacking actually and it would make us a little less dependant on our american neighbors.