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 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 ...