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Because Brittany is a sweet posting?
The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)
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Because Brittany is a sweet posting?
Oldgateboatdriver
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It sure is, I loved Brest.
Only problem is, the French keep their aircraft carrier in the Med at Toulon. And I wouldn't want to be posted there.
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OGBD, two reasons, 1) it is the only foreign aircraft to have integrated into operations on a USN CVN so the U.S. in no way can complain that Canada can’t *interoperate with the U.S.; and 2) it keeps the fine tradition of Canada buying twin-engine carrier borne aircraft as it’s front line fighter.
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This price tag looks to be quite steep.
Ukraine and Sweden Sign Deal for Gripen-E Fighters | TURDEF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a deal was signed with Sweden for 16 Gripen-E fighters as a part of the air force modernisation.turdef.com
First order of Gripen E for Ukraine.
Clearing the hurdle of "Ukraine hasnt ordered any Gripens"
So with Ukraine starting to order them maybe getting in on the 150 order is a consideration
- Swedish defence equipment maker Saab has signed a contract to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6bn Swedish crowns ($2.54bn). Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the agreement reached with Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson involved the purchase of the 16 aircraft and included technical support. Saab’s timetable differed from that outlined by Zelenskyy, who said deliveries would begin in 2027, while the Swedish defence equipment maker said deliveries were scheduled for 2029-2030.
Ukraine war briefing: Swedish defence maker Saab signs deal to deliver 16 fighter jets to Kyiv
Defence maker Saab signs contract to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in $2.54bn deal. What we know on day 1,589
www.theguardian.com
Valued at approximately SEK24.6 billion, the order will be booked in the third quarter of 2026, with deliveries scheduled for 2029-2030.
The contract also covers spare parts, associated equipment and support items.
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Ukraine's Gripen E Deal Has Become More Expensive, But It Still Offers a Crucial Advantage | Defense Express
The purchase of 16 Gripen E fighters from Saab marks the first time the Ukrainian Air Force has upgraded its fleet with new fighter jets
en.defence-ua.com
Ukraine's Gripen E Deal Has Become More Expensive, But It Still Offers a Crucial Advantage
This means that each Saab JAS 39 Gripen E ordered by Ukraine under the contract costs €138.5 million, or roughly $158 million. However, the intergovernmental agreement signed in May between Ukraine and Sweden included the acquisition of 20 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighters, including both the single-seat E variant and the two-seat F variant. However, the announced cost of €2.5 billion — or €125 million per fighter jet — may have reflected a somewhat inaccurate interpretation of the official statement issued by the Office of the President of Ukraine.
"As a first step, the Swedish Government enables the procurement of up to 20 Gripen E/F aircraft, for which Ukraine plans to allocate 2.5 billion euros from the EU's Ukraine Support Loan."
At the same time, the number of Gripen aircraft ordered was reduced by four. The contract also provides for the supply of spare parts and additional equipment. In other words, the price increase—if it actually occurred—is entirely reasonable.
Even so, the price remains significantly lower than in Colombia's case, which in November 2025 purchased 17 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E/F aircraft for €3.135 billion — or €184.4 million per fighter — under a broader procurement package.
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Its always too long in Toulon for this guy too.
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I just looked at Toulon on Google Maps and noticed that the entire harbour area is 'blurred out.' I assume that's because it contains the French navy.
I then looked at Halifax harbour, including Irving's facility, care to guess if anything is blurred out?
Does this go back to early comments on how we Canadians don't take security serious?
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Hey the SASR base in Perth was indicated directly by a point on Google Maps a few years ago.
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Has been changed since then?
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Not sure. I only found out when a buddy from the SASR was over visiting and he showed me. I never was interested enough in looking since. - but now you’ve peaked my curiosity.
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I would imagine so.
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F-15EX And Ghost Bat Team Up Over Pacific During Valiant Shield
Their appearance together during Valiant Shield offers the strongest signal yet that the Eagle II will evolve into a controller for collaborative combat drones. Their appearance together during Valiant Shield offers the strongest public sign yet that the Eagle II is evolving into a controller...
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The advantage of a "backseater" in a hybrid air force.
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No, it goes to French paranoia.
Look at Norfolk, Mayport, San Diego, San Fransisco, Pearl Harbor, Everett, Bremerton, Bangor (Washington), none of them are blurred out, not even the ones which are part of the nuclear deterrence fleet.
That's because nobody cares about Joe nobody looking at those pictures, that are usually way out of date as soon as the next day after the latest Google update anyway, when our likely enemies all have their own full set of satellites that keep them updated on the going-on in a near real time fashion in any event.
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Probably the first time I've liked anything that man has said.
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30x F35A.
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Canada Has Quietly Funded 14 More F-35s While Publicly Debating Whether To Cancel The Order
Canada’s fighter jet decision is already moving faster than politics: 30 F-35s are in the pipeline while Ottawa still debates the full 88.
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The joke is the article doesn’t show its true colors until the end.30x F35A.
Canada Has Quietly Funded 14 More F-35s While Publicly Debating Whether To Cancel The Order
Canada’s fighter jet decision is already moving faster than politics: 30 F-35s are in the pipeline while Ottawa still debates the full 88.
It was a pretty decent article up till then. It seems to neglect the decision was already made for the 88 F-35, the only portion is that Canada has debated in backtracking from that.
Canada has gotten about 4B USD Industrial Offset Benefits from JSF, and stands to make 12B all told
As a US Taxpayer, I would want those 4B back if Canada doesn’t go all in on F-35, and ensure that nothing for F-35 is made in Canada.
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Our current government is pledged to transparency. I am sure it will let us know what it is doing with our money in due course.
