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November 29, 2023 | Local, Aerospace

As DND pushed for Boeing P-8 aircraft government officials quietly fast-tracked removal of Aurora planes

National Defence fast-tracked removal of Aurora aircraft by a decade despite spending hundreds of millions modernizing the planes

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/as-dnd-pushed-for-boeing-p-8-aircraft-government-officials-quietly-fast-tracked-removal-of-aurora-planes

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