The federal government is expected to unveil Friday one of the biggest military equipment purchases in history -- a controversial, non-competitive $16-billion contract to build a new generation of fighter jets.

Three cabinet ministers, led by Defence Minister Peter MacKay, are scheduled to make a major military procurement announcement in Ottawa, where it is expected they will confirm the long-anticipated plan to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin.

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