&quot;Who wants or needs a fighter jet in this day and age&quot; sounds similar to the reason given to Canadians when the Avro Arrow was cancelled in the 1950’s. At that time, the reasoning was new missile technology obsoleted fighter planes.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow</a><p>Many Canadian aerospace engineers went to work for NASA on the Apollo program.