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The nose of a model GCAP aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. Photo: Colin Demarest/Axios
LONDON — Canada has joined the Global Combat Air Program as an observer, aligning with the British, Italians and Japanese on a potential sixth-generation stealthy warplane.
Why it matters: Canada could be moving away from the American arsenal, as it suggested in its first-ever defense-industrial strategy. Or it could be seeking the insights and prestige that come with such a sophisticated — but still in-the-works — aircraft.
