{"id":55275,"date":"2017-12-05T21:34:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/05\/canada-to-kill-boeing-super-hornet-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:05:40","slug":"canada-to-kill-boeing-super-hornet-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2017\/12\/05\/canada-to-kill-boeing-super-hornet-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to kill Boeing Super Hornet deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Canadian government is poised to walk away from a deal with Boeing to buy 18 F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet jets, a major blow for the future of the Boeing jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s Liberal government will announce next week plans to proceed with an interim buy of used F\/A-18 Hornets from Australia, dashing Boeing\u2019s hopes of a Super Hornet sale, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters<\/a>, according to a Dec. 5 report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada intended to buy new Super Hornet aircraft to bridge the gap between its aging CF-18 Hornet fleet and a new fighter jet. However, after Boeing lodged a legal complaint accusing Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier of dumping commercial planes on the U.S. market, Canadian government officials \u2014 including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u2014 put a hold on the purchase and began looking at other options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials from Canada\u2019s Department of National Defence said they would not comment on the rumors. Public Services and Procurement Canada, which would handle any purchase, did not issue a comment on the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing also declined to comment on the Reuters report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an exclusive interview with Defense News on Dec. 2, Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense and Security, referenced the company\u2019s long history with the Royal Canadian Air Force, which flies CF-18 Hornets. However, she stopped short of saying she believed problems with Canada could be resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Boeing Defense CEO Leanne Caret gives an update on the company’s possible deal with Canada for the F\/A-18 Super Hornet at the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum on December 2, 2017. (From the Sponsor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

\u201cAs with any of our customer\u2019s decisions, we are there for the long term and in Canada we have had a proud history with them for decades. They are going to make the right decision that is right for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Defense News last month, RCAF commander Lt. Gen. Michael Hood said that if the service bought used Hornets from Australia, the Canadian government would have to invest in extending the lives of the airframes, which are meeting their structural end. L3 Technologies, which has worked on the CF-18s previously, would likely pick up that contract\u2014 further shutting out Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t