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Boeing officials tell Defence Watch that the company will indeed be bidding on Canada’s future fighter jet program.

The firm will offer the Super Hornet for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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There had been questions in the defence and aerospace industry about whether Boeing would proceed in the competition as concerns mount the procurement is rigged towards the F-35.

But a Boeing official told Defence Watch on Thursday that the company is “100 per cent in.”

The firm has submitted to the federal government the required information that outlines how it will meet various security requirements so the aircraft can operate within the U.S.-Canadian system.

In July Boeing released a statement that it was still participating in the process but it had yet to make any final decisions on whether to take part in the Canadian competition. “We look forward to continuing to provide comments, reviewing the final RFP, and determining next steps at that time,” Boeing noted at the time.