Only three of seven F-18 fighter jets purchased from Australia by the Canadian government have been integrated into the air force so far, and the Department of National Defense says key upgrades to as much as one-third of Canada's fighter force will take up to five years, according to documents recently tabled in the House of Commons.
The end date for the upgrades is significant, Bezan said, because that's when the Liberal government expects the first of a brand new fleet of fighters to arrive. Three aerospace companies have submitted bids to manufacture Canada's next generation of warplanes, but the government has yet to decide on a winner.
"This is strictly an exercise in futility," said Bezan. "Here they are buying 18 rusted-out, old Aussie fighter jets, ones that the auditor general said not to buy ... So why are we wasting taxpayer money and the resources of the Canadian Armed Forces to put these old planes into service?"
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