Post Av2AMcPxUA3dGCe156 by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
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 (DIR) Post #Av1iMiDF8uOuW4xA1o by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-11T12:57:44Z
       
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       Acquiring U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets will cost Canada nearly 50% more than disclosed, Auditor-General finds> These findings arrive as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is weighing whether to scale back Ottawa’s order for the F-35s and instead buy European-made fighter planes to reduce #Canada’s reliance on U.S. #military equipment. https://archive.is/2025.06.10-182255/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-auditor-general-report-us-f-35-fighter-jets-canada/ #F35 #jets #NATO #CDNpoli #CANpoli
       
 (DIR) Post #Av1iMjSAWtvyMewavo by monarchist@na.social
       2025-06-11T16:44:18Z
       
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       @raymondpert @JonChevreau Good idea. F-35s are expensive and the Ukraine conflict has already redefined what is needed from airplanes.
       
 (DIR) Post #Av2AMcPxUA3dGCe156 by raymondpert@mastodon.cloud
       2025-06-11T21:58:02Z
       
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       @monarchist @JonChevreau AI guided drone swarms perhaps? (more effective than F35?)The #AI drone revolution isn't here yet, but #Ukraine and #Russia are laying the groundwork in battle https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-drone-boom-isnt-here-ukraine-russia-setting-stage-researchers-2025-6 #Drones #China
       
 (DIR) Post #Av2BfnfZyW4bc7f3gW by Greengordon@spore.social
       2025-06-11T17:32:05Z
       
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       @raymondpert Sounds like paying the penalty for cancelling the order could be cheaper than taking the F-35s, which will only be useful if the Americans let us use them."Acquiring U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets will cost Canada nearly 50% more than disclosed, Auditor-General finds”#cdnpoli