由于不断进行采购审查,加拿大扣留了其空军总司令签署一架美国制造的F-35喷气式飞机的照片。 Canada withheld a photo of its air force chief signing a U.S.-made F-35 jet due to ongoing procurement review concerns.

加拿大扣留了其空军最高指挥官签署第一架F-35喷气式飞机的照片,该飞机于2026年2月2日在得克萨斯州生产,加拿大表示担心公布这一事件可能会干扰马克·卡尼总理目前对190亿美元的F-35采购的审查。 Canada has withheld a photo of its top air force commander signing the first F-35 jet, produced in Texas on February 2, 2026, citing concerns that publicizing the event could interfere with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ongoing review of the $19 billion F-35 procurement. 尽管洛克希德·马丁捕捉并提供图像,但国防部和该公司都拒绝予以公布,与其他国家不同。 Despite Lockheed Martin capturing and providing the image, both the Department of National Defence and the company have refused to release it, unlike other nations. 政府只承诺提供原计划的88架喷气式飞机中的16架,等待审查,当时地缘政治局势紧张,包括美国的威胁以及美国官员与艾伯塔省分离主义分子勾结的报道。 The government has committed to only 16 of the originally planned 88 jets, pending the review, amid geopolitical tensions including U.S. threats and reports of U.S. officials engaging with Alberta separatists.