Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. A hard sellThe U.S. Air Force signed off on the Pathfinder prototype and has ordered a production model through an $8 million US contract, according to Air Force Magazine. The NORAD project also promises to drag a reluctant federal government back into a political debate over ballistic missile defence (BMD). BMD is a non-starter for New Democrats and for some experts in the defence community who argue that missile defence merely contributes to the arms race. We can't simply do air defence without having to work with or having to do missile defence."

Source: CBC News January 26, 2021 09:00 UTC