F-35 development finance more originally estimated cost nine countries, including the United States and Canada, the UK, a new series of fighter jets buy Canada will set is, warned the Canadian Defense Ministry.
Canada had planned to pay $75 m (£ 45. 6 m) of the F-35 Joint Strike fighter plane, but officials said Canadian media the United States has said production costs rise.
Canada's Defense Department said it could absorb the increase.
In partnership with Canada, Britain and six other countries, the development of the aircraft performs the United States.
The Jet purchase would be the largest military purchase in Canadian history.
The single rooms, stealth single-engine aircraft Canada's ageing would replace fleet of C-18 Hornets, of which some on the NATO no fly campaign in Libya have been provided.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was's Conservative Government $75 has in recent weeks that it will pay m per aircraft price tag, although parliamentary budget officer Kevin page has said that cost overruns Canada price on 148 million $ can take per aircraft.
Top opposition Liberal Party is against the project and the discrepancy about the costs helped fuel a vote of no confidence last month, which brought Mr. Harper Government.
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