US Threatens to Pull F-35 if Canadian RfP Requires Offsets: US officials have threatened to pull the F-35 out of the competition to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's aging CF-18 fighters over the Liberal government's plan to ask bidders to re-invest some of the giant purchase contract in Canadian industry, the Canadian press recently published. The requirement is incompatible with Canada's obligations as a member of the group of countries working together to develop the F-35 stealth fighter in the first place. While the re-investment requirement is standard for most Canadian military procurements, US officials note Canada agreed not to include it when it signed on as one of nine F-35 partner countries in 2006.
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