This is in spite of the fact that the majority of the F136 engine development program is now complete and the many well-understood benefits that engine choice would produce. Canada, together with the eight other JSF partner countries, signed the international production, sustainment, and follow-on development memorandum of understanding in late 2006.
Le Canada ainsi que huit autres pays participant au programme d'avions d'attaque interarmées ont signé le protocole d'entente fin 2006 portant sur la production internationale, le maintien en puissance et le développement futur.