Canada falling short on defense spending, F-35 review, Pentagon official says
U.S. officials said Canada has not shown a credible plan to meet new NATO spending targets and complete its 88-jet F-35 decision.
- On Monday, May 18, U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby announced the Pentagon is pausing participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, an 86-year-old advisory body coordinating North American continental defence.
- The U.S. suspension follows deepening concerns that Ottawa has failed to make "credible" progress on defense commitments, specifically regarding the 3.5% core spending target by 2035 and incomplete F-35 acquisition plans.
- While the Pentagon official acknowledged the move "does not impact operations" of the North American Aerospace Defence Command , they criticized Canada's "lack of transparency" regarding the ongoing F-35 review.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on May 19 he did not want to "overplay the importance" of the decision, emphasizing that Canada's "very close defence co-operation with the United States" remains largely untouched.
- Unresolved questions remain regarding how the pause affects planning for the proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence system, with experts warning such statements could make future bilateral military cooperation more complex.
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Pentagon Announces Suspension of Decades-Old Defense Board Shared With Canada
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Washington withdrew this week from a Canada-U.S. Defence Collaboration Committee.
Canada falling short on defence spending, F-35 review, Pentagon official says
The U.S. decision to suspend planned biannual defence talks with Canada follows deepening concern that Ottawa is failing to take steps to become a “credible” security partner, including by hiking military spending and completing a review of an F-35 fighter jet acquisition, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.
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