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Except the Gripen is subject to the whims of the US, considering it is using an American engine that can be veto’d by the US alongside countless bits of ITAR compliant equipment throughout the design.

https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/ruestungsdeal-uboot-bundesregierung-100.html TKMS is seemingly unhappy with the British Government for putting their support behind Saab and Hanwha for the Polish and Canadian submarine replacement competitions respectively, as Babcock (British...

Considering the Swedish airforce is already behind on their own acquisitions with multiple customers in the pipeline and a potential near decade long wait before Canada is ready to deliver its own aircraft, that strategy comes off as questionable for all parties involved here.

So now Sweden is going to fill any gaps in the RCAF if we walk away/cut back the F-35 procurement? With what exactly? Sure as hell not with the Gripen E, given how Sweden just recently took delivery of their first aircraft, Brazil's orders have been delayed off their original schedule and there...

It's almost like retired RCAF officials are some of the only people who can speak out on behalf of the RCAF for the F-35 without the potential of punishment for interference? If you want to call people shills, the amount of high ranking former Canadian officers hired by the US MIC basically...

The dastardly and evil Lockheed Martin shills versus the courageous and righteous Saab defence industry lobbyists.

It's almost like Ukraine is desperately throwing out LOI's and purchase attempts for whatever fighters they can without a lot of rhyme or reason? That's why I didn't put much stock in their Gripen LOI and said it was unrealistic, because fundamentally if they are doing this, we aren't special...

You never will, Saab is notorious for not wanting to speak about specifics around the Gripen E/F especially with regard to operational costs. They often cite older figures for the C/D model, or nothing at all as it is unflattering to undermine the marketing of the aircraft as "cheap and...

While I agree with the article generally, I will point out that Billie Flynn was recently employed by Lockheed Martin as a test pilot for the F-35 alongside a global advocate for the F-35 program more widely. There is potential biases here, even if Flynn was an experienced RCAF pilot and officer...

Topshee recently mentioned in an interview with Noah that he wasn't interested in procuring another Kingston class, as effectively they are something we could get the same capability by purchasing/seizing pre-built civilian offshore vessels when required, hence the pivot to corvette combatants.

We literally don't owe the Swedish anything here, they lost the fighter competition itself and all that is going on is discussions from Government from Carney's review of the contract. Nobody has promised anybody anything, and Saab's proposals are just that, proposals. If they want to call us...

I dearly hope so, it will be incredibly amusing if this whole marketing push by Saab turns out to be a move by the Govt to push LM into additional concessions lol.

There is a difference between a perfect timeline and a remotely workable timeline, do you think waiting potentially around a decade from agreement for domestic Gripen E delivery is a good idea when the airframe is just about workable in todays threat environment? It sounds flat out irresponsible...

Indeed however, even the Gripen E/F being bigger, badder and more modern cannot hold a candle to something like the F-35, which has become the standard for western airforces for years at this point. Our adversaries are developing more modern sensor suites, more advanced weaponry and even their...

I am more worried at this point than I was awhile ago however, I will point out that we are only hearing one side of the story here. Of course Bombardier, Saab and people like Mélanie Joly have a direct bias towards the Gripen, but none of them most importantly are the RCAF or many within Govt...

Globe and Mail article is seemingly the most complete on this topic compared the others, but it's paywalled so here is the complete article in a quote. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-saab-ceo-michael-johansson-gripen-fighter-jets-defence-canada/ The claim about 10,000 jobs...

CTV reported this morning that the RFP for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project has been sent out to Hanwha and TKMS, with a due date of March 2, 2026. No details yet as they have not been published in the normal channels...

There has been talk about putting another engine into the Gripen for years at this point, but it all comes around to the point that the juice simply isn't worth the squeeze. The jet was never and likely will never be popular enough to justify the substantial regime to design, integrate, test and...

I think we will end up buying all 88 jets, as the economy of scale within the F-35 program is very difficult to beat, the RCAF has their plans entirely built around the F-35 and the aircraft is so heavily interoperable with the US/our allies abroad. I feel a reason its being drug out so long is...

It has been stated that we're trying to extract the maximum possible concessions out of Lockheed Martin through this process, so I'd say it's partially that but also the Govt pushing this off due to the unavoidable optics of such a large purchase of a well known American system.