passed as it has been, now, there will be assessment as to what after action discussions about what the operational program was and whether they were out of time, whether the guidelines were followed back according to plan. and it shows this goes to collaboration between our defense establishments, between canada and the u.s., and perhaps there has been some in defending the homeland, bringing up a lot of interesting dynamics and questions about cooperation between the united states and canada going forward as well, and how integrated our two countries should be. but it really is a pivot point for our potential relationship with canada. yes, we didn t get a lot of information about the object itself. of course, we have a ton of questions. one piece of information we did get was that in addition to that f-22s from the u.s., there were also f-18s from canada
continuing to work closely with our norad partners and our u.s. partners, and we will make sure that we meet no stone unturned in the analysis of the data that we re now gonna be turning to analyze. just for clarity, i know you mentioned it was downed by u.s. and canadian fighter jets. is that correct? because my understanding i thought it might be just u.s. fighter jets? so, these assets that were deployed deployed were part of the norad capabilities, and they included two f-22 jets from the united states, and to f-18s from canada.
yes, we didn t get a lot of information about the object itself. of course, we have a ton of questions. one piece of information we did get was that in addition to that f-22s from the u.s., there were also f-18s from canada involved in that approach. another thing i was struck by, joel, right? there was a question during the q&a about whether or not there was any belief that this object was tied to china. you had the defense minister being very careful, they re saying, we do not know. we do not have full information yet. we have a lot of analysis that needs to take place. i wonder if you, joel, can walk us through what that analysis looks like, right? they now have debris. they are going to examine it. how do they begin the assessment? i imagine it has already begun, the assessment of the place and origin of these objects. that is right, alicia. there is the actual materials that will be recovered. the fbi teams will go up there,
reporter: the israelis have long opposed a return to the iran nuclear deal and argue a military threat has to be on the table to deter iran from fully developing a nuclear weapon. israel and the u.s. share the same values, the idea and the u.s. centcom see eye to eye the threats on this area. reporter: more than 6400 american personnel joined 1100 israelis as part of this exercise that utilize more than 142 aircraft including these f-18s. while the israelis and americans regularly carry out joint exercises, this one shifted the focus more on the offensive rather than just defensive capabilities. it also came together in just two months incredibly quickly especially for something of this scale compared to the typical year or so of planning. while officials shy away from drawing a direct connection between the speed and recent events in iran and the breakdown last year of negotiations over
Canada has finalised an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp and the United States government to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, government officials said Monday. Canada has a close defense relationship with the United States, which includes using fighter jets together to defend North American air space.