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May 8, 2020
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is giving potential bidders another month to submit proposals for a multibillion-dollar contract to supply 88 new fighter jets, time needed due to complications caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
The move is the latest delay in a protracted trouble-plagued process to replace the country's CF-18 fleet of jets, some of which have been flying for 40 years. In February, Ottawa granted a three-month extension to June 30. [L1N2AP0UJ]
In a statement issued late on Wednesday, the procurement ministry said firms now had until July 31.
May 8, 2020
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is giving potential bidders another month to submit proposals for a multibillion-dollar contract to supply 88 new fighter jets, time needed due to complications caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
The move is the latest delay in a protracted trouble-plagued process to replace the country's CF-18 fleet of jets, some of which have been flying for 40 years. In February, Ottawa granted a three-month extension to June 30. [L1N2AP0UJ]
In a statement issued late on Wednesday, the procurement ministry said firms now had until July 31.