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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Let's try this again...
The JSF program was an open competition between Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
The program to replace Canada's aging CF-18 fleet was not an open competition. We chose the Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) without looking at any other options or allowing competing manufacturers to submit bids.
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And the Joint Strike Fighter was based on an open competition to allow competing manufacturers to replace existing fleets.
And it, itself, was an open competition between two manufacturers.