{"id":812764,"date":"2026-07-19T19:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812764\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T19:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:59:10","slug":"canada-to-join-multinational-fighter-program-in-observer-role-reports-nanaimonewsnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812764\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to join multinational fighter program in observer role: reports | NanaimoNewsNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784491150_52_imageRedirect.jpeg\" class=\"object-fit-cover\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>File photo \u2014 A 1\/10 model of a next-generation combat jet is on display at a booth for the Global Combat Air Program at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Mari Yamaguchi)<\/p>\n<p>By The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tJul 19, 2026 | 11:43 AM\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2014 Canada is widely expected to enter into a multinational next-generation fighter jet program this week, though not as a full member.<\/p>\n<p>International news media have reported for months that Ottawa is poised to sign onto a program to make a sixth-generation fighter with the U.K., Japan and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Canada is eyeing observer status, which means getting access to inside information on the Global Combat Air Program before Ottawa decides on anything.<\/p>\n<p>Several Canadian cabinet ministers are attending the biennial Farnborough Air Show in the U.K. this week, and an announcement could happen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"File photo \u2014 A 1\/10 model of a next-generation combat jet is on display at a booth for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":812765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[879,49,48,2467,2461,2468,2460,2462,2463,44,2464,2465,2466,82],"class_list":["post-812764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-central-vancouver-island","tag-nanaimo","tag-nanaimo-breaking-news","tag-nanaimo-news","tag-nanaimo-news-now","tag-nanaimonewsnow","tag-news","tag-oceanside","tag-parksville","tag-qualicum","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/812765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}