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“Ultimately when we select, when we are into the detailed design, at  some point, yes, the U.S. assistant  deputy minister of materiel ,  told The Canadian Press. “But the Americans won’t be sitting with us with the evaluation and  doing that type of work. It will be us.” Some industry sources are nonetheless worried the U.S. could use  the certification requirement to block Canada from choosing a non- American plane, particularly given the Trump administration’s  approach to trade. The federal government this week laid out the latest iteration of its plan for the $19-billion competition to replace Canada’s CF-18s with  88 new fighters, which is expected to officially launch in July. ------------------------------------------------------------ The F-35 is far from the roaring success it was intended to be.  The idea of it replacing almost every fighter in the NATO arsenal seems laughable at this point.  Its operating cost is still a staggering  $ 35,000 per hour, substantiall