#fighterfleet
#Canada mixed #fighterfleet

-reduce #reliance on #US defense supply chains
- #political leverage
- preserving core fifth-generation #capabilities for NORAD and NATO operations.
-lower #operatingcosts
-austere #runwaycapabilities,
-extensive #technologytransfer options of the Saab Gripen E
#cdnpoli
Canada considers cancelling part of 88 U.S. F-35 order to buy 60 Swedish Gripen fighters
Canada evaluates a mixed fighter fleet proposal to reduce its 88 F-35A order to 30 jets and acquire 60 Saab Gripen E fighters for domestic production.
www.armyrecognition.com
June 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM