Canada confirmed Monday the purchase of 88 US F-35 fighter jets to replace its aging fleet for 19 billion Canadian dollars (US$14.2 billion), the largest investment in 30 years. The order was announced last March by Ottawa. “As our world grows darker, with Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, and China’s increasingly assertive behavior […]
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Taylor Swift under fire for overuse of private jets
Celebrities are always at the centre of controversy, self-made or not. Public outrage has been directed at the A-list stars who have seemingly overused their luxuries at the expense of the environment. Taylor Swift on her way to the fridge for a midnight snack pic.twitter.com/KeqT7rqxl2 — tytacobell (@tytacobell) July 30, 2022 According to The […]
Croatia agrees $1.2 billion France jets deal
Croatia has agreed to buy a batch of used fighter jets from France, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday, in a deal worth one billion euros ($1.2 billion). The twelve Rafale planes will replace Croatia’s Russian-made MiGs in the country’s biggest arms purchase since its 1990s war of independence from Yugoslavia. The EU member […]