In the Trump Era, the F-35 Is No Longer the Right Plane for Canada

In the Trump era, the F-35 is no longer the right plane for Canada

Buying another fighter jet would be a big change for Canada, but big change is what the Trump administration is imposing

The F-35 Has a Message for Canada and the JAS 39 Gripen

Summary and Key Points: Canada’s fighter debate isn’t really about whether the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, or Dassault Rafale can defend Canadian airspace; it’s whether any 4.5-generation option can replicate the F-35 Lightning II’s fifth-generation, coalition-scale networking and upgrade cadence. -The argument centers on software-driven lethality, weapons integration such as Stormbreaker, and the […] The post The F-35 Has a Message…

U.S. Warns Canada as Canada Weighs in Mixed Fleet with F-35 and Saab Gripen.

Canadian officials are weighing a mixed fighter fleet that could see Sweden’s Saab account for roughly half of the eventual replacement program by value, according to a National Post column by John Ivison published on [...]