The total cost to Canada of the development, acquisition, operations and sustainment of the F-35 is $73.9 billion over a 45-year period.
During the 2015 election campaign, Justin Trudeau vowed that his government would never purchase the F-35.
As prime minister, Trudeau continued to point out the Canadian military had no need for the F-35. “Canadians know full well that, for 10 years, the Conservatives completely missed the boat when it came to delivering to Canadians and their armed forces the equipment they needed,” Trudeau said in June 2016. “They clung to an aircraft (the F-35) that does not work and is far from working.”
The Liberal government also noted the F-35’s “stealth first-strike capability” was not needed to defend Canada.
But Trudeau flipped on his election promise, not only committing to the purchase but increasing the number of jets from the 65 the Conservatives had wanted to buy to 88.
Wondering if waiting/delaying the eventual purchase of F-35 ended up being more expensive for Canada overall? Or did it become less expensive per “plane” (including servicing/maintenance contract, training, etc.) considering the manufacturing processes have been streamlined since then?
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Wondering if waiting/delaying the eventual purchase of F-35 ended up being more expensive for Canada overall? Or did it become less expensive per “plane” (including servicing/maintenance contract, training, etc.) considering the manufacturing processes have been streamlined since then?