Getting this Canadair CF-5 fighter jet ready for its place of honour at Calgary’s Military Museums is no small undertaking. The work takes weeks, and some very expensive paint.

This 1962 Canadair CF-104D Starfighter is a supersonic fighter jet that goes Mach 2, and it could be yours for $850,000. It sounds like a whole hell of a lot of fun.

Ottawa has signed an $872-million contract with Boeing Co. of Seattle to modernize 80 CF-18 fighter planes, with the stipulation that it subcontract some of the work to Montreal-based Bombardier Inc.

Ottawa has signed an $872-million contract with Boeing Co. of Seattle to modernize 80 CF-18 fighter planes, with the stipulation that it subcontract some of the work to Montreal-based Bombardier Inc.