Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)

Canada Expands Defence Aerospace Prospects as Bombardier and BAE Systems Explore Collaboration on GCAP Fighter Programme

Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier has signed a framework agreement with British defence giant BAE Systems to explore cooperation on future combat aircraft programmes, opening a potential pathway for Canadian industry to participate in next-generation military aviation projects, including the Global...
Canada Saab Gripen

Canada’s Saab Gripen Plan Gains Industrial Momentum With CAE, IMP and Magellan Partnerships, but Ottawa’s F-35 Decision Remains Uncertain

Canada’s fighter-jet debate is entering a new phase as Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab moves to turn its offer of domestic manufacturing, technology transfer and sovereign control into a concrete industrial proposition. By selecting three major Canadian aerospace companies...
Donald Trump, Mark Carney

Canada Rejects US Trade Demands, Marking a New Assertion of Economic and National Sovereignty

Canada has rejected a last-minute trade proposal from the United States, with Prime Minister Mark Carney declaring that Ottawa will not accept terms it considers unfair and economically damaging, even as the decision threatens to deepen trade tensions with Canada’s...
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe

Canada Retaliates Against US Tariffs as Trade War Deepens Between Longtime Allies

Canada has announced a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, escalating an increasingly bitter trade dispute between the two historically close North American allies and raising fresh concerns about the economic costs of a prolonged confrontation. Ottawa said...
CANADA BRIDGE

Canada-US Trade Rift Deepens as Carney Rejects ‘Bad Deal’ and Announces Retaliatory Tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States after trade negotiations between the two longtime allies collapsed, escalating an already damaging economic dispute and raising fresh concerns about the future of North American trade relations....
GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter

Canada’s Interest in GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Signals Potential Shift in Future Air Force Modernization Strategy

Canada has signaled fresh interest in joining one of the world's most ambitious next-generation military aviation projects, adding a new chapter to the country's long-running effort to modernize its fighter fleet. Defense Minister David McGuinty recently indicated that Ottawa is...
Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)

Canada Chooses Australia’s JORN Over-the-Horizon Radar in Landmark A$2.5 Billion Defence Contract

Australia has signed its largest-ever defence export agreement, securing a landmark A$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) deal with Canada to supply advanced over-the-horizon radar technology derived from the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), officials announced on Monday. The agreement marks a...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Canada Air Force

Canada Considers 72 Saab Gripen Fighters From Sweden in Potential Blow to Lockheed Martin F-35 Program

Canada is reportedly considering a dramatic expansion of its future fighter fleet, potentially combining American F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters with Swedish Gripen E/F aircraft in a move that could reshape the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) while reflecting growing...
Canada

Oil Wealth, Trump Ties and Western Anger: Alberta Separatists Push Petition for Breakaway Vote from Canada

A separatist movement in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is entering a decisive phase as organizers prepare to submit a petition they claim has gathered enough support to trigger a referendum on independence. On Monday, convoys of supporters are expected...
F-35 Canada

F-35 “Bluff” or Strategy? Canada Unlikely to Scrap US Jet Deal Despite Political Tensions with Washington

Canada’s newly installed government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, initiated a review of its multibillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet deal with the United States in early 2025, the move was widely interpreted as symbolic. At the time, it appeared to...
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