{"id":14522,"date":"2018-01-30T19:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T19:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/30\/canada-auditor-general-prepares-new-fighter-jet-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:28:09","slug":"canada-auditor-general-prepares-new-fighter-jet-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2018\/01\/30\/canada-auditor-general-prepares-new-fighter-jet-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada auditor general prepares new fighter jet report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Canada\u2019s auditor general, Michael Ferguson, is reviewing the country\u2019s fighter jet programs in preparation for a future fighter jet competition in 2019. Ferguson and his team have reportedly been reviewing internal government records for several months<\/a>, although it is unclear which programs are under investigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2016, Canada has been preparing to procure new fighters to replace 76 F\/A-18 Hornets that are quickly approaching the end of their service life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A legal complaint filed by Boeing with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Canadian aerospace company Bombardier in May effectively blew up a deal in place<\/a> for the American company to supply its northern neighbors with 18 new fighters in the interim before Canada made its decision on a more significant contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing suffered a blow at the hands of the ITC on Friday when the trade body voted 4-0 in favor of Bombadier<\/a>. The vote blocks a U.S. Department of Commerce ruling that would have imposed a nearly 300 percent tariff on Bombardier C Series imports<\/a>, whose largest program customer is Delta Air Lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t