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.
Episodes in Season 38
Into The Death Zone
60 min
Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies
60 min
Runaway Fighter
60 min
The Widow's Web
60 min
The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor
60 min
Whistleblowers: Moment of Truth
60 min
Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter
60 min
Lucky 7
60 min
The Elephant in the Room
60 min
Left for Dead
60 min
Lance Armstrong: Master of Spin
60 min
Hunting Magnotta
60 min
Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale
60 min
The Imperfect Spy
60 min
The Last Race
60 min
Target Bin Laden
60 min
Crossfire
60 min
The Unrepentant
60 min
The Vanishing
60 min
Second Wave
60 min
Ironman
60 min
Mission Improbable
60 min
Rate My Hospital
60 min
