Budget watchdog Yves Giroux says the federal government will pay nearly $1.1-billion to buy, upgrade and fly the 18 aircraft, which is $200-million more than the Defence Department’s own estimate
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Budget watchdog Yves Giroux says the federal government will pay nearly $1.1-billion to buy, upgrade and fly the 18 aircraft alongside Canada’s existing CF-18s over the next decade.
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