MANUFACTURERS ARGUE CANADIAN FIGHTER COMPETITION FAVORS F-35

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OTTAWA -- Airbus and Boeing are worried that recent changes to Canada's CF-18 fighter replacement programfavor Lockheed Martin's F-35, and the companies have formally expressed their concerns to the governmentprior to the release of a final request for proposals. Saab officials have also voiced similar concerns about theprogram. Recent changes stemmed from Pentagon threats to remove the F-35 from the competition. Draftprogram requirements currently place an emphasis on strategic attack during foreign operations, which is seenas favorable to the F-35.