Federal government inks deal with U.S. for new Boeing surveillance aircraft

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Open this photo in gallery: Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Airforce Chief of Fighter Capability Major-General Sylvain Menard listen as National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks during a news conference, Nov. 30, in Ottawa. The federal government is buying at least 14 Boeing surveillance planes from the United States to replace the aging CP-140 Aurora fleet.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Ottawa will spend $10.4-billion on a new fleet of Boeing maritime patrol aircraft, a sole-source purchase that will replace Canada’s aging surveillance planes amid rising threats in the Arctic and elsewhere....