"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
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Could Canada build a complete modern jet fighter with missiles and
radar? Assume they have lots of money (10-20 billion dollars) and
seven or so years.

Canada is actually well positioned to build the airframe. Bombardier
has very significant experience building subsonic jets and presumably
could handle supersonic jets with time and money. The science behind
this is VERY well known. Heck even Burt Rutan can do this, surely the
nation of Canada can.

Pratt Canada builds lots of gas turbines. They specialize in smaller
jets but again given time and money could likely scale up.

Radar is a problem. Web searches make me believe that Canada only
builds radars for atmospheric research and air traffic control and one
military radar, which is used by maritime aircraft for periscope
searching.

If I recall correctly Litton Systems in Canada made the terrain following
radars for the cruise missle - did someone buy them out?


Missiles are another problem. Web searches suggest that Canada builds
no missiles and more importantly no seaker heads. They might have to
start from scratch on this.

Many countries skip this part.

The big thing is building an airframe and flight controls - very different
from a jetliner.

It could be done, but we'd be starting from zero and others have a long
lead - would it make any sense - no.

James Linn