Canadian Government to Buy Boeing P8A Surveillance Planes to Replace Aging Auroras

A scale model of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon is seen at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa, on June 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The federal government is buying at least 14 Boeing surveillance planes from the United States to replace the aging CP-140 Aurora fleet.

The deal costs more than $10 billion in total, including US$5.9 billion for the jets themselves, and the planes are expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027.