
David Pugliese writes Harjit Sajjan, Canadaâs defense minister,  and Judy Foote, the countryâs procurement officer, are set to announce the contract award Thursday at the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Ontario.
Other competitors for the FWSAR project included Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Embraer, industry sources told Defense News.
Airbusâ defense and space business has collaborated with CAE (NYSE: CAE), Pratt & Whitneyâs Canadian arm, L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) subsidiary Wescam and PAL Aerospace for the project.
The Canadian air force expects Airbus to complete aircraft deliveries by 2023 under the deal that would also include in-service support, the report added.