There's no preferred replacement. We have a statement of requirements. We've looked at the strategic environment. We've anticipated the threats. What we aspire to have is an operational advantage. It's pointless to buy anything new if it's not going to give you an operational advantage. The statement of requirements is such that it's written to favour aircraft that could deliver as we see the threats. And when I say “we”, it's not the air force, it's the Canadian Armed Forces writ large. It's not uniquely an air force capability.
On April 14th, 2016. See this statement in context.