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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T09:29:36.000Z",
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    "Canada",
    "HellsBelle",
    "46 comments",
    "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-f35-purchase-components-9.7081240"
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  "textContent": "submitted by HellsBelle to canada\n83 points | 46 comments\nhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-f35-purchase-components-9.7081240\n\nOttawa has started to make payments for key components for 14 additional U.S.-built F-35s, even as the Carney government has been reviewing future fighter-jet purchases in the context of trade tensions with Washington, sources have told CBC News.\n\nThe money for these 14 aircraft is in addition to the contract for a first order of 16 F-35s, which will start being delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces at the end of the year.\n\nAccording to sources, the new expenses are related to the purchase of so-called “long-lead items,” which are parts that must be ordered well in advance of the delivery of a fully assembled aircraft.\n\nCanada had to make these expenditures to maintain its place in the long-term delivery schedule and avoid being replaced by other buyers in the queue, sources said.",
  "title": "Canada discreetly puts money down on 14 additional F-35s"
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