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Originally Posted by Diving Falcon
I was wondering for some time now, how many F-35 (JSF) will the Royal Canadian Air Force Induct?
See, there was an order for 180 CF-18s in the 1980s, which was cut back to 139?
So, since the F-35 will be more potent, less numbers will be required, I doubt it'll go beyond 100, so I think it'll be more on the lines of 80, can anyone help me out here?
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Well, first off, the RCAF has been offically been renamed to Canadian Forces/Air Command around 1962.
Our current NATO committement is 79 CF-18s which will be expanded back to 87 planes as a result of 11 Sept.
In keeping in line with the 1994 Defence White Paper, we're obligated to provide a CF-18 sqn within 10 days and a wing within 90 days. The 79 is the bare number require to meet this committement and it leaves no room for training nor maintenance planes.