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Saab is pushing Canada to consider a Gripen E purchase paired with six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, framing the offer around industrial workshare and job...
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Saab is pushing Canada to consider a Gripen E purchase paired with six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, framing the offer around industrial workshare and job...
Canada’s fighter review is colliding with Saab’s biggest selling point: jobs. Recent reporting says Saab’s promise of 12,600 Canadian jobs is tied to Ottawa...
Canada’s plan to replace CF-18s is shifting as Prime Minister Mark Carney reviews the intended buy of 88 F-35s after ordering 16, citing trade...
Canada’s planned purchase of 88 F-35s remains under review, giving Sweden an opening to push Saab’s Gripen as an alternative. The latest pitch pairs...
Key Points and Summary – U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has expressed personal frustration last month with Ottawa’s lingering indecision regarding the purchase...
Key Points and Synopsis: In a 1981 NATO exercise, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine shocked the world by “sinking” the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS...
Synopsis: Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is traveling to the United States to negotiate job guarantees as Ottawa reevaluates its commitment to purchase 88...
Synopsis: Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly plans to meet with Lockheed Martin executives in early 2026 to demand greater economic benefits for the F-35...
Synopsis: The F-35 remains the backbone of U.S. tactical airpower, but 2025 exposed how politics and budgets can rattle even the world’s dominant stealth...
Key Points and Summary – Canada is again reexamining its plan to buy 88 F-35A fighters, keeping a long-running procurement saga alive while U.S.–Canada...