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Analysis
South Korea, with its 'cheaper' version of the F-35, watches as Canada reviews U.S. fighter deal
Korean Aerospace Industries' KF-21 has the same angled twin tails and similar sleek lines as Lockheed Martin's stealth fighter jet. And if all of the heated campaign rhetoric and trade war posturing is to be believed, Canada may be in the market for something other than the U.S.-manufactured F-35.
Liberals revive campaign pitch for centralized military procurement agency
In the face of annexation threats from the Trump administration and a Canadian public increasingly demanding the federal government buy less from the United States, the Liberals have resurrected a previous campaign pitch to create a standalone defence procurement agency.
South Korea's constitutional court orders impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol following an aborted attempt to declare martial law late last year.
Carney says we must 'look out for ourselves' in wake of U.S. intelligence leak on Yemen strike
Liberal Leader Mark Carney says the leak by top U.S. national security officials of plans for military strikes in Yemen — and the shifting security priorities of the Trump administration — mean "we have to look out for ourselves."
Canada and allies study how to create Ukraine peacekeeping force in the face of skepticism
Detailed planning for a potential “coalition of the willing” peacekeeping mission to Ukraine is expected to kick off this week. Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin suggests Canada would be stretched to contribute given the overall shortage of troops, but the matter is being studied.
Analysis
National defence is often an afterthought in Canadian elections. Not this time
Issues of sovereignty, national security and defence — often footnotes, or even ignored outright in federal election campaigns — are likely to dominate the political landscape over the next five weeks as Canadians march toward the April 28 vote.
Only 40% of air force inventory ready for action as Canada rethinks its F-35 contract
The uncertainty about the availability and age of the various fleets of military aircraft is expected to grow in light of the Liberal government's pledge to look at alternatives to the F-35 fighters and the possibility that the number of U.S.-made warplanes on order could be reduced.
Analysis
Why is the naval destroyer program wrapped in secrecy? The F-35 saga offers insights
As strange as it may sound, there are many political ghosts and an unhealthy dollop of institutional paranoia left over from the long-buried F-35 saga still lurking within the new destroyer program.
Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister
Canada is looking at cancelling a major portion of its purchase of U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighters and plans on opening talks with rival aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said.
Trump's threats leave Canadian Afghan war veterans feeling angry and betrayed
Canadian veterans of the Afghan war are speaking out and have taken to social media to express their sense of betrayal at U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada and the bullying of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.