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Canada sets up new office for Future Fighter Capability project

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Canada is moving forward towards withdrawing from the F-35 program and has setup a Future Fighter Capability project office headed by an official from the Fisheries department.

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (mock-up), Canada - Air Force AN1753011
By Alain Rioux [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had campaign on withdrawing from the stealth fighter program during the recent elections.

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