▶ Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says a federal plan to replace Canada's aging fighter jets marks a 'significant investment in air power.' The Liberal plan includes looking at buying 18 Super Hornet jets on an interim basis. We need to get the interim fleet in place as quickly as possible,” Judy Foote, minister of public services and procurement, said Tuesday. The federal Liberal government says it will “explore the acquisition'' of 18 new Boeing-made Super Hornet jets on an interim basis until it can decide on a permanent replacement for Canada's aging fleet of fighter planes. There are days where we don’t have enough aircraft to do one of the missions,” Vance told reporters.

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 18:19 UTC