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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by nickff on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:59PM (#48299739)
The comparable aircraft is the more modern E-7 Wedgetail, which has many features that are superior for Canada's use case (notably including range and NORAD integration). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-7_Wedgetail

Canada has unfortunately been in conflict with Boeing since before either of Trump's terms, originally triggered by Boeing's trade complaints regarding Bombardier's government subsidies.

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by 8note on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @09:01PM (#48302909)
is norad integration actually important?

norad might not exist in 5-10 years

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by nickff on Thursday May 28, 2026 @01:27AM (#48304947)
Canada has little used for airborne early warning outside of NORAD; the country has little independent air defense, and has not performed any foreign air superiority missions since the Cold Warz
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