#Sweden’s #Saab wants #Canada to buy 72 Gripens jet fighters and 6 GlobalEyes (aewacs) if it is to create 12,600 jobs in Canada.
First shipment of 16 F35s from US arrives this year to replace CF18s.
US may not allow #Gripens or a mixed fleet as part of #Norad.
Interestingly, in light of #Trump’s America First policies, the US jet aircraft may also be partially built in Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/saab-canada-gripen-globaleye-f35-9.7043896

Saab wants Canada to buy 72 fighter jets and 6 surveillance aircraft from Sweden to create 12,600 jobs | CBC News
The Canadian Armed Forces would need to buy 72 Gripen fighter jets and six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for Swedish manufacturer Saab to deliver on its pledge of creating 12,600 jobs in Canada, CBC News has learned.


