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minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agohttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/saab-lockheed-martin-air-force-9.6983557
minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYeah, I saw that. I’m not sure how that 10k number relates to the number created by F35-related manufacturing so far.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoWe might not lose any jobs with dropping the F35. Canada is just allowed to bid on contracts to build parts for all the F35 production, not just our own.
minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYeah, we might not. We could still bid on F35 production runs. I think the specifics will be quite important to determining what’s a good outcome. Regardless, I like that we’re courting other options even if it just results in leverage elsewhere.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/saab-lockheed-martin-air-force-9.6983557
Yeah, I saw that. I’m not sure how that 10k number relates to the number created by F35-related manufacturing so far.
We might not lose any jobs with dropping the F35. Canada is just allowed to bid on contracts to build parts for all the F35 production, not just our own.
Yeah, we might not. We could still bid on F35 production runs. I think the specifics will be quite important to determining what’s a good outcome.
Regardless, I like that we’re courting other options even if it just results in leverage elsewhere.