- February 3rd, 2026
By any measure, Canada’s long and tortured decision to buy the F-35 fighter jet has become more than a procurement dispute. It has turned into a national reckoning—one that has dragged a 66-year-old wound back into the open and reignited...
Sixty-Six Years Later, the Cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow Still Haunts Canada’s Aerospace Legacy Sixty-six years ago, Canada made a historic decision that would forever change the trajectory of its aerospace industry. On February 20, 1959—now remembered as “Black Friday”—the...