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Canadian surveillance aircraft worth a quarter-billion dollars are now flying from a base in Ontario — so why were they built in Texas? Canadian surveillance aircraft: That question sits at the heart of a growing debate over how Canada spends its defence dollars abroad. Essentially, the country’s own aerospace sector looked on from the sidelines.
Canada P-8A Poseidon procurement — why is Ottawa’s most expensive aviation purchase already falling behind schedule while the domestic aerospace firms that could have competed were never invited to bid? Canada P-8A Poseidon procurement: On February 19, 2026, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced that Boeing had joined the fuselage sections of Canada’s first
Foreign inflows: why are overseas investors pouring record money into the United States during tariff turbulence, and what does that mean for aerospace and defence? Foreign inflows: A February 24, 2026 Reuters column argued that the “Sell America” narrative is colliding with stubborn, data-backed reality: foreign capital kept flowing into U.S. markets through calendar year
Who controls a fighter that wins by sharing information faster than it fires weapons? F-35 data sovereignty: In early 2025 and through late 2025, public debate sharpened across Europe about “kill switches,” software dependence, and what sovereignty means when combat power rides on code, encryption, and cloud-connected sustainment. Meanwhile, real-world tests kept pushing the jet
Gulfstream certification: has Transport Canada finally cleared the G500 and G600—and does that cool a trade fight that briefly put Bombardier’s Global Express in the crosshairs? Gulfstream certification: On February 20, 2026, Reuters reported that Transport Canada has now certified General Dynamics’ Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets, citing a Transport Canada type-certificate data sheet
HADES Global 6500: what does the U.S. Army’s January 2026 Request for Information (RFI), seeking industry input on up to 11 new aircraft, mean for survivable standoff intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)? On January 30, 2026, Aerospace Global News highlighted the Army’s latest market check around the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES). It
Canadian aircraft decertification: is Transport Canada really blocking Gulfstream—and can a U.S. president “decertify” Canadian-built aircraft in retaliation? First, the stakes are not abstract. They sit on U.S. ramps, fly U.S. passengers, and support U.S. missions. (Read our follow-up story: Gulfstream certification: Transport Canada clears G500 and G600) Next, the claim at the center of
US foreign investments are back—so is this the moment Washington finally starts out-building Beijing in the places that matter most? In early January 2026, the investment headlines stopped sounding abstract and started sounding like ports, rail lines, and hard cash. Moreover, the Trump administration’s early pattern looks less like a slogan and more like a
Air Force One fleet: why is the U.S. Air Force buying two more Boeing 747-8s for US$400 million right now? Moreover, the timing is not subtle. On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) confirmed it will acquire two more 747-8s (for a total of 4) to build a training and sustainment pipeline for
Bombardier BACN delivery — what does the ninth aircraft mean for the U.S. Air Force, for Bombardier’s defence business, and for airborne connectivity on contested battlefields? On September 22, 2025, Bombardier confirmed that it had handed over a 9th Global‑series aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, registered 24-9049 (pre‑conversion civil registration N898M), to support the
