Canada Buys Six Bombardier Global 6500 Jets in $753M Deal to Replace RCAF Challenger Fleet
OTTAWA / MISSISSAUGA (Dec. 12, 2025) — Canada is moving to modernize a high-visibility but often overlooked slice of military airlift: the executive-style jets that ferry senior officials and can be rapidly reconfigured for urgent missions at home and abroad. The federal government announced Friday it has awarded Bombardier a contract to acquire six Canadian-built Global 6500 aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) under the Airlift Capability Project – Multi-role Flight Service. Canada+2CityNews Halifax+2 The contract is estimated at about $753 million CAD, and includes more than the aircraft themselves — covering training for aircrew and maintenance personnel