The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

[ytz]

They are seeing opportunity. Other than not getting anything, their other fear is getting a small order but still being forced to do assembly in Canada.

 

[suffolkowner]

some representatives of the size of the GCAP

 

[Good2Golf]

I still hope that some sanity can be restored, on both sides of the border.

How about this week?

 

[KevinB]

How about this week?

We are all out down here…
Apparently the import got halted due to tariffs.

 

[Furniture]

They are seeing opportunity. Other than not getting anything, their other fear is getting a small order but still being forced to do assembly in Canada.

Saab also relatively recently unveiled a CCA, so I'm wondering if they are hoping to get us into Gripens and partner on CCAs.

 

[Czech_pivo]

They are seeing opportunity. Other than not getting anything, their other fear is getting a small order but still being forced to do assembly in Canada.

Zelenskyy is coming to Canada next week.
Wonder if there will be some SAAB Gripen, Canada/Ukraine production/procurement announcement while he’s here.

 

[HavokFour]

Zelenskyy is coming to Canada next week.
Wonder if there will be some SAAB Gripen, Canada/Ukraine production/procurement announcement while he’s here.

An announcement that we're going with 65 F-35's and 65 Gripens (and building more for the Ukrainians) with Zelenskyy there would sure be something.

EDIT: Such an announcement would also serve as a bonus to see if Trump decides to torpedo the defense industry in the US by responding with a "oh no you don't" before the midterms and with 2 years left in his own term.

Though more realistically if anything gets announced it'll probably be related to CDPSC.

Canada seeks to acquire long-range strike system widely used in Ukraine war

Procurement of weapon, somewhere between an attack drone and a cruise missile, will put the country’s new defence strategy to the test

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[Halifax Tar]

65 F-35's and 65 Gripens

IMHO thats not enough.

 

[OldSolduer]

IMHO thats not enough.

It’s great to have all that BUT - pilots, maintenance personnel etc etc….

 

[Halifax Tar]

It’s great to have all that BUT - pilots, maintenance personnel etc etc….

Very true... I just see the storm coming...

 

[markppcli]

Saab - getting desperate or getting fed up with us or seeing a chance to move things towards a conclusion - you can decide for yourself.

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Saab intensifies pitch to sell Gripen jets to Canada, promising assortment of benefits​

Desperate, the Gripen needs a win from a G7 country.

 

[dapaterson]

IMHO thats not enough.

RCAF pilot training capacity is a huge issue.

Indeed, CAF training capacity is a huge issue. The CAF's role is not merely to be ready for today, but to have capacity for the future. The training system by design should be able to accommodate multiples of the current demand without augmentation from the fleet / field force / flying squadrons.

As with equipment and materiel, the CAF has not invested sufficiently in its personnel supply chain systems.

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

It's time to think about mobilization issues, right across the board.

 

[Kirkhill]

F-35 costs jump in latest production lots - Breaking Defense

Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office.

breakingdefense.com

A lot of aluminum, steel and carbon in those beasts, I am guessing.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

F-35 costs jump in latest production lots - Breaking Defense

Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office.

breakingdefense.com

A lot of aluminum, steel and carbon in those beasts, I am guessing.

Hmmm... I wonder if tariffs might have something to do with the cost increase??

 

[Nvlgzr]

F-35 costs jump in latest production lots - Breaking Defense

Compared to recent contracts, the average flyaway cost of an F-35A and F-35B rose by over 11 percent, while the price of an F-35C climbed over 8 percent, according to figures supplied by the F-35 Joint Program Office.

breakingdefense.com

A lot of aluminum, steel and carbon in those beasts, I am guessing.

Or Lockheed profits

 

[GR66]

65 F-35's and 65 Gripens and 65 CCA's

FTFY

 

[markppcli]

FTFY

Quadruple that CCA number. Each F35 can link to multiple. We should expect them to take losses.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

I believe he meant the CCA that goes with the Gripens.

 

[HavokFour]

Zelenskyy is coming to Canada next week.
Wonder if there will be some SAAB Gripen, Canada/Ukraine production/procurement announcement while he’s here.

Further speculation on next week pointing towards drones.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2096028008620683394