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OTTAWA, Nov.22 (Xinhua) -- The Liberal Canadian government announced Tuesday that it will buy 18 new Boeing-made Super Hornet jets.
"We will enter into discussions immediately with Boeing on the acquisition of 18 Super Hornets to address the capability gap," Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told a news conference in Ottawa Tuesday.
"The government will launch, in its current mandate, a wide-open and transparent competition to replace the CF-18 fleet," Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told a news conference Tuesday.
Sajjan promised an "open and transparent competition" to replace the aging fighters purchased in the 1980s, and he said the decision must be guided by the country's defence needs.
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