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Canada Weighs Gripen

Canada has taken delivery of its first F-35s. A Swedish offer to assemble Gripen fighters in Canada could still reshape the rest of its fleet.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 12

AI-generated illustration of a Gripen with a Canadian flag.

Swedish aircraft maker Saab named three Canadian partners on October 27 to build and support the Gripen E if Ottawa buys it. Two days later, Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty said the government was still reviewing its plan to acquire 88 F-35s, even after the Royal Canadian Air Force acce…

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