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

[GR66]

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

Yes and no I guess. Building a one-off batch of Gripens doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You need something to follow to keep domestic production going and more Gripens after the initial contract don't make sense when other options like GCAP will be coming online.

I've always felt the plan should be to assemble Gripens here and use that time/experience to develop and build a domestic CCA platform that is suited to our vast distances and specific defence requirements. The could be co-developed with Saab but I think it would make more sense for them to be controlled from stealthy F-35's rather then by the Gripens.

 

[Nvlgzr]

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

I don’t believe SAAB has controlled another aircraft with the Gripen, unlike the F-35 which has controlled a MQ20