In the early 1950s, the Canadian government began to solicit orders for a new high-speed interceptor. The explosion in jet technology had rendered Canada’s first- and second-generation interceptors ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Arrow was one beautiful fighter. In the early 1950s, the Canadian government began to solicit orders for a new high-speed interceptor. The explosion in jet technology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six decades after the supersonic Avro Arrow suddenly stopped flying, Canada is working hard to preserve what few pieces of it are ...

The Avro Arrow was one of Canada’s most ambitious aerospace projects, representing a bold leap in Cold War aviation. Designed in Malton, Ontario, this sleek delta-wing interceptor showcased Canadian ...

At the end of WWI , the west was terrified to discover that the soviets were starting to develop a fleet of high-altitude, long range bomber aircraft, many of which would carry nuclear weapons. These ...

In the 1950s, Canadians felt that the threat of the Soviet Union dropping bombs on urban centres was very real. We needed a new kind of supersonic fighter jet that could intercept bombers, and so ...

This history of the Canadian aerospace sector can best be described as a series of proverbial kicks to the nads by countries more powerful than itself. Never mind that the AEA Silver Dart, the first ...

An Ontario park just got a giant fighter jet replica, set to debut to the public this week. A full-scale replica of the legendary Avro Arrow CF-105 (RL-201) was permanently installed at Mississauga's ...