Feds Planning to Push Back Delivery Date for New Fighter Jets: Sources

Feds Planning to Push Back Delivery Date for New Fighter Jets: Sources
A pilot positions a CF-18 Hornet at the CFB Cold Lake in Cold Lake, Alberta, on Oct. 21, 2014. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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OTTAWA—Industry sources say the Trudeau government is preparing to push back the expected delivery date of a new fighter jet to replace Canada’s aging CF-18 fleet.

The Liberals said last year that they planned to start receiving new fighters in about five years, or around 2021, at which point the 30-year-old CF-18s would start being phased out.