Canada to buy new military helicopters to respond to potential F-35 crashes in the Arctic

Canada to buy new military helicopters to respond to potential F-35 crashes in the Arctic

Concerns about a Canadian F-35 crashing in the Arctic first emerged when critics pointed out that it only had one engine.

In the context of the International Military Helicopter Conference held in the United Kingdom last February, the Royal Canadian Air Force announced that it plans to incorporate new helicopters, which would have as their main mission to support the deployment of its future F-35A poachings in the Arctic. According to local media reports, this would be an investment of more than $18 billion, which would allow progress in the replacement of the CH-1…

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The U.S.-Russia talks to end the conflict in Ukraine are really about redefining the overall U.S.-Russia relationship, a process that will require both to review their interests in all manner of regions and domains. One such region is the Arctic. Long thought to be a peripheral geopolitical issue, the Arctic has become much more accessible […] The post Military Challenges and Opportunities in the Arctic appeared first on Geopolitical Futures.