If we inked a Gripen deal today we wouldn’t see delivery of new air frames for a decade. Now admittedly Canada’s military is long past its glory days, i don’t think we’re quite at the flying 4th gens from the late 2030s to 2070s tier of military just yet
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u/GripAficionado 7d ago
So do we think the latest dose of shortsightedness from the US pushed Canada one step closer to buying Gripen rather than simply getting more F-35s?
Capability wise buying more F-35s makes the most sense, however with allies as good as the US... Maybe Gripen is starting to make sense...