The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets — including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying.
US fighters: stealthy, cost like hell, require good airfields and fancy maintenance (US assistance)
Swedish fighters: cheaper, not stealthy, but fire missiles that hit halfway across a state, land on straight roads, low maintenance
If the buyer is Canada and their threat model involves Trump wanting to attack them, it’s a foregone conclusion. Get Gripen, equip with Meteor, get ready to kill some tasty AWACS.
Realistically speaking:
If the buyer is Canada and their threat model involves Trump wanting to attack them, it’s a foregone conclusion. Get Gripen, equip with Meteor, get ready to kill some tasty AWACS.