Boeing, Lockheed Among 5 Fighter-Jet Makers Queried by Canada

Canada has asked five companies, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., to outline the technical capabilities of their products to replace the country’s fleet of CF-18 Hornet fighter jets.

Boeing, Lockheed, France’s Dassault Aviation SA (AM), European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. and Sweden’s Saab AB (SAABB) will have six weeks to provide information, Canada’s Public Works Ministry said in a statement today.

The National Fighter Procurement Secretariat will send out a second questionnaire at a later date to obtain information on costs, the statement said.

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