Key Points and Summary - Canada's CF-18 Hornet, a 1980s-era jet, is "obsolete," "insufficient" for a modern NATO conflict, and "dangerous" to its own pilots. -Despite a 9-year upgrade program to fix ...

Key Points and Summary - Canada’s Air Force is running out of runway. Aging CF-18s are costly to keep flightworthy, readiness is sliding amid pilot and maintainer shortages, and Arctic threats are ...

The RCAF will not receive its first F-35 until 2026 and will not have its full complement until 2032, leaving a marginally effective force of CF-18s that cannot perform high end NATO missions. A ...

The CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team and the F/A-18 Swiss Hornet Solo Display will not fly for the 2025 airshow season to focus resources on modernization and training. The Royal Canadian Air Force and ...

Canada's first F-35s are expected to arrive in 2026, and its CF-18 fleet is scheduled to retire by 2032. (Senior Airman Erica Webster/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — Canada on Monday announced plans to ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. - One of the rarest warbirds in North America and one of the most modern fighter jets in the Canadian Forces have been confirmed to participate during the Royal Canadian Air Force ...

Top Aces has delivered its first adversary air (ADAIR) training sorties for Canada using Douglas A-4 Skyhawks modified with equipment including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.