Canada, Australia to Sign International JSF Procurement Pact

By Carlo Muñoz / December 8, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Military leaders from the United States, Canada and Australia are expected to sign an international procurement pact early next week that will finalize the production, sustainment and follow-on development for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Canadian and U.S. military leaders are expected to ratify the international memorandum of understanding during a Dec. 11 ceremony at the Pentagon, according to JSF program office spokeswoman Kathy Crawford. Representatives from the Australian Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Defense Department also are expected...

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