INVISIBLE FIGHTERS, VISIBLE DEPENDENCE

The Dark Side of the F-35 Market Canada's decision to join the international F-35 fifth-generation fighter program—an investment worth tens of billions of dollars—has taken on a new dimension after it was revealed that spare parts for the jets would remain the property of the United States until they were installed on Canadian aircraft. The detail, cited in a 2023 U.S. Government Accountability Office report, raises serious concerns about the so…