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$150 million is the high end estimate of a Gripen. There are quotes as low as $85 million but the average for the E & F is presently approximately $110 to 120 million. Also consider that labour costs are between 35 to 40% which would largely stay in-country along with the income tax collected...

Thanks, if I don't ask then I don't know, now I know.

This is likely closer to what the V Admiral is thinking of. G LAAM

Add replacements for the Snowbirds and it may look like 30 Gripen 2 seaters E max? Definitely not in any way an F35 replacement but potentially a very good Hawk and Tutor replacement.

Which would be cheaper, a new build Corvette or outfitting the AOPS with appropriate radar, ESSM, and a bigger gun? If the AOPS were "properly" outfitted wouldn't that reduce the number of Corvettes Topshee is asking for?

That's definitely from the Bombardier playbook. Whether Saab follows that playbook or has it's own is yet to be seen.

In an interview with the CBC the Swedish defense minister stated that Canada purchasing Gripens is not a prerequisite to setting up an assembly line for the fighters in Canada with Canadian partners. Pal Jonson interview

Apologies, I should have been clear that I was referring to The US "maneuvers" off the Venezuelan coast. Carry on..

Withdraw from the Caribbean completely and stay well clear of the ensuing F-up.

Since Canada seems to be cozying up to the Swedes then maybe the Visby class is in the navy's future? {insert sarcasm smilie here}

Although still in development there is a "budget Growler" Gripen E/F Arexis Arexis - EW self protection family | Saab

I prefer to think that we, and much of the rest of America's allies, are increasingly growing tired of dealing with little Donny's spastic tantrums. The F35 is undoubtedly the best platform. However there are limits to being disrespected and threatened. Be it financial or political there's...

Maybe so but this shift sits squarely in the lap of the present US administration which has become unreliable and maybe even threatening as a partner. Canada will not be the only nation who will divest itself of ties to the US military industrial complex. Be careful of where you point your...

Because the owners of that technology have sway over how it is used and deployed. Spend the time and money to co-develop with South Korea and tell the other guy to go pound sand.

I would surmise the Trump Government has increasingly cashed in it's Influence chips around the world. If the technology developed is not "made in America" and is proprietary to South Korea and Canada then it's not for the US to say if it can be built and used.

As an edit to my previous post I should mention that a Slowpoke reactor likely doesn't have the output for a conventional nuclear powered drive but could be used to charge batteries in a type of nuclear / AIP combination thus extending the time it is able to stay submerged. I am by no means an...

It may be conceivable that Canada and South Korea cooperate in the development and construction of a nuclear power plant for a Sub. Both countries have very advanced nuclear programs and already cooperate in the field on numerous things. Canada already developed the Slowpoke which although is...

KC390 is starting to make some sales, longer range and larger payloads but no pedigree, yet.

Shopping around can also expose you to the world of counterfeit parts. This was a big issue a few years ago and has decreased but it is still there lurking.

Thanks for the details, Much appreciated