Public Procurement – Industry News

Decision time: Canada needs new fighter jets – now Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets are due to retire in 2020. They need to be replaced, but no fully operational F-35s will be available by that date. Stephen Harper has a decision to make: buy another model of fighter jet, or face a dangerous capability gap. He…

Public Procurement – Industry News

Tories to tackle broken military procurement system The equipment needs of the Canadian military will be assessed with a more skeptical eye under the Harper government’s new system of defence procurement. The strategy, released Wednesday, also puts greater emphasis on arms exports by developing policies to “support international sales opportunities.” The plan introduced by Public…