High-level bureaucrats on Tuesday provided an update on the government’s acquisition of a new fleet to replace its aging CP-140s, which has come under fire amidst rumours the feds are considering directly awarding the contract to Boeing.
High-level bureaucrats on Tuesday provided an update on the government’s acquisition of a new fleet to replace its aging CP-140s, which has come under fire amidst rumours the feds are considering directly awarding the contract to Boeing.Members of the Canadian Forces work on a CP-140 Aurora surveillance plane at the Canadian Forces base in the Persian Gulf, Sunday, February 19, 2017.
High-level bureaucrats testified in front of the House government operations committee amid a contentious process over selecting which aircraft will replace Canada’s aging fleet of surveillance planes. They sought to shed some light on a procurement procedure that has come under scrutiny in the face of rumours that the feds are considering a sole-source approach, which would directly award the contract to Boeing. The American aerospace giant manufactures the P-8 Poseidon, a plane currently used by each member of the Five Eyes security alliance, except Canada, as well as several other NATO allies.
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