CANADA MUST BUY SWEDISH FIGHTER JETS

CANADA MUST BUY SWEDISH GRIPENS TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCH ON UNSTABLE AMERICA. The Swedish Gripen E and American F-35A are the only two Western single engine fighters both in production and on order by their producing countries, and were the two frontrunners to supply the Royal Canadian Air Force with a new generation of aircraft to replace its ageing CF-18A/B jets. Both the Gripen and the F-35 have a great deal in common, including being designed to prioritise low costs both to produce and to operate relative to other aircraft of their generations, and having somewhat unremarkable flight performances but focusing on advanced avionics and beyond visual range capabilities. There is also a great deal to distinguish them, most notably that the F-35 is a fifth generation fighter while the Gripen E is a modernisation of the fourth generation Gripen and is considered a ‘4+ generation’ design. Where the F-35 was developed under the world’s largest weapons program, and it is expected that over 2000 will be built despite possible deep cuts. https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/swedens-lightweight-gripene-vs-americas-stealthy-f35a-pros-cons