A federal tender to replace Canada's fighter jets will be issued formally by mid-July, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday. Sajjan told a major defence industry trade show yesterday that the government hopes to have bids from aerospace contractors to review by the winter of 2020. The Liberal government had been on track to present a final tender to replace the air force's aging CF-18s by the end of May. The first new jets won't be delivered until at least 2025. CBC Politics' new weekly Canada Votes newsletterGet analysis from our Parliamentary bureau as we count down to the federal election.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2019 15:07 UTC