Personnel Shortage Challenging Air Force’s Plan to Introduce F-35, Other Equipment

Personnel Shortage Challenging Air Force’s Plan to Introduce F-35, Other Equipment
A model of an F-35 fighter jet sits on the desk of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny as he poses for a portrait at the National Defence Headquarters (Carling) in Ottawa on Feb. 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny’s desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Canadian Air Force markings are visible on its wings.

Displaying such a model inside National Defence Headquarters, let alone on the desk of Canada’s Air Force commander, was strictly verboten before the Trudeau government officially committed to buying the plane last month.