Carney Asks for Review of Canada’s F-35 Fighter Jet Deal With US’s Lockheed Martin

Visitors take a closer look at a Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet at the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 2, 2010. Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada’s deal with U.S.-based Lockheed Martin to purchase F-35 fighter jets.

Canada’s deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government involves the purchase of 88 planes, with a price tag of about US$85 million each.