OTTAWA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday announced it was scrapping the planned purchase of 18 Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co BA.N Super Hornet jets and made clear the U.S. company currently has little chance of winning a larger contract for 88 fighters.
Canada will instead buy a second-hand fleet of 18 Australian F-18s, the same planes the Canadian air force already operates, government officials told reporters.