JUST IN: Canada FREEZES 16 American Black Hawks One Step Before Congress

🚁 Canada just froze an order for 16 American Black Hawks, one step before the U.S. Congress, and it didn't say a word about it. For decades, Canadian defence dollars flowed south almost on autopilot. Last summer, just before trade talks in Washington, Ottawa quietly paused a Lockheed Martin helicopter deal for its special forces. Now Google, Raytheon, HIMARS and the 88-jet F-35 plan are all under the same microscope. In a trade war, Canada is reminding Washington that it is a customer, and customers choose. 🔍 IN THIS VIDEO: 🚁 Why Ottawa froze 16 UH-60M Black Hawks before they reached Congress 🤝 The failed trade talks and LeBlanc's "We're not waiting by the phone" 🏢 Google, Raytheon and HIMARS contracts Ottawa hasn't announced ✈️ The Lockheed Martin connection and what it means for the F-35 decision 💰 How $163 billion in defence spending became Canada's trade leverage ⚖️ The general's warning: helicopters serve 20–30 years, Trump has 2 left 📊 KEY FACTS: 16 UH-60M Black Hawks ordered for Canada's special forces, paused last summer Black Hawk range: up to 2,250 km with air-to-air refuelling vs. ~909 km for the Griffon CH-146 Griffon: more than 30 years in service with 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron Canada committed to 16 F-35s, still undecided on the full 88 62% of Canadians oppose buying U.S. military equipment (Policy Magazine) 64% support an immediate halt to U.S. military purchases (Abacus Data) Canadian defence spending could exceed $163 billion by 2035 (Parliamentary Budget Officer) ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Black Hawks Nobody Knew Were Frozen 0:55 Why Canada Needed the Black Hawk 2:10 One Step Before Congress 3:15 The Trade Talks That Went Nowhere 4:30 Google, Raytheon & HIMARS on Hold 5:20 The Lockheed Martin Pattern & the F-35 6:40 Canadians Got There First 7:15 The Inventory: Canada's $163B Leverage 8:20 The American Option Now Has to Compete 9:30 The General's Warning 10:20 Carney's Build-at-Home Doctrine 11:10 What to Watch Next 🔗 SOURCES & RELATED: U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program Lockheed Martin Statement on UH-60M Black Hawk Office of the Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Parliamentary Budget Officer Defence Spending Report Policy Magazine and Abacus Data Polling 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for daily deep dives into Canada's defence, trade and geopolitical moves before they hit the headlines. 👇 Drop your thoughts below: Should Canada keep the Black Hawk order frozen, or should our special forces get their helicopters now? #Canada #BlackHawk #LockheedMartin #CanadaDefence #F35 #MarkCarney #TradeWar #CanadaUS #DefenceProcurement #Ottawa #SpecialForces #Sikorsky #HIMARS #DominicLeBlanc #Trump #CanadaNews #CanadianMilitary #CUSMA #Geopolitics #CanadaNext 📩 Business & inquiries: [email protected] Website: https://canadanext.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadanextoffical/ X: https://x.com/canadanextt 📱 BIG NEWS: The CanadaNext app is here. The CanadaNext app gives you: 🗞️ Daily AI-powered briefs — Canada's top stories summarized in minutes Available now on iPhone & iPad. Free download. 👉 Get it here: https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/canada-next/id6760950245 Stay ahead of what's next for Canada.