The Fifth Estate - Season 38 Episode 3 Runaway Fighter
Exclusive new revelations about the troubled F-35 program It could yet prove to be the most expensive defense purchase in Canadian history -- $25 billion and counting. The military promises it's the best fighter jet available, but some critics are saying it's a turkey hatched from a bad idea: a do-it-all plane that might not do anything well-at-all. Was Canada pressured to buy the F-35 fighter jet? Will the jet ever deliver on its promise of being the top gun in the sky? Did the government cover up the true costs to win an election? With secret documents and exclusive interviews with Air Force insiders, Gillian Findlay pieces together the troubling story of the F-35. From Lockheed Martin's first prototype and bungled development process to Canada's decision to buy the fighter jet without an open competition, "Runaway Fighter" raises serious questions about a procurement system seemingly run amok and a jetfighter critics say will never live up to its spin.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, News
Country: Canada
Studio: CBC Television
Director:
Cast: Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 02, 1976
Last Air date: Nov 15, 2024
Season: 16 Season
Episode: 160 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.78/10 by 9.00 users
Popularity: 18.792
Language: English
Keyword : investigative journalism
Season
Season 1
Season 3
Season 25
Season 34
Season 35
Season 36
Season 37
Season 38
Season 39
Season 40
Season 41
Season 44
Season 45
Season 46
Season 47
Season 50
Episode
Into The Death Zone
Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies
Runaway Fighter
The Widow's Web
The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor
Whistleblowers: Moment of Truth
Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter
Lucky 7
The Elephant in the Room
Left for Dead
Lance Armstrong: Master of Spin
Hunting Magnotta
Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale
The Imperfect Spy
The Last Race
Target Bin Laden
Crossfire
The Unrepentant
The Vanishing
Second Wave
Ironman
Mission Improbable
Rate My Hospital