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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard is parked on the ramp at sunrise during the 115th FW 2026 Combat Readiness Exercise, Operation Iron Orchid, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, June 26, 2026. Operation Iron Orchid is designed to assess and reinforce the wing’s ability to generate combat capability, sustain operations, protect personnel and resources, respond to evolving conditions, and execute mission-essential tasks in a realistic and challenging environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

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Canada Signed an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Nearly 2 Years Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them.

Months after Mark Carney ordered a review of Canada’s 88 F-35As, there is still no decision and no deadline. Ottawa is committed to just...

Jack Buckby5 days ago

A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen aircraft deploys a flare during an aerial demonstration at the Airpower 22 air show in Zeltweg, Austria, Sept. 2, 2022. This multi-national event showcased the capabilities of over 20 nations to over 275,000 spectators from around the world, and provided an opportunity for the U.S. Air Force to continue to strengthen international partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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Canada’s First F-35s Reach Luke Air Force Base This Year and Canadian Soil in 2028. Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen Could Join Them

Saab is having a year. Over the summer it signed a 24.6 billion kronor deal with Sweden's defense materiel agency for 16 Gripen E...

Georgia GilholySeptember 15, 2026

A Royal Norwegian F-35A Lightning II attached to the 132nd Air Wing, 332nd squadron, is staged during a forward arming and refueling point operation during exercise Cold Response. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, established a forward arming and refueling point allows aviation assets to rapidly receive fuel and ordnance closer to the area of operations, which increases their operational tempo and lethality during exercise Cold Response 26. A key component of NATO's enhanced vigilance activity Arctic Sentry, exercise Cold Response 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel)

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Canada Agreed to Buy 88 F-35As and Has Formally Committed to 16. The Official Now Running Canadian Defence Procurement Is a Former CF-18 Pilot Who Told the CBC in 2011 That the F-35 Was “Not the Right Plane for Canada.”

Canada's acquisition budget for 88 F-35s, infrastructure and support runs to C$27.7 billion, and Ottawa is committed to the first 16. In February it...

Georgia GilholySeptember 14, 2026

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Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen E Costs About $4,700 to $9,900 per Flight Hour Against $38,000 to $42,000 for an F-35A and Up to $68,000 for an F-22 Raptor. It Has No Stealth Airframe, and a Handful of Conscripts With 1 Technician Can Rearm It on a Public Road in Under 20 Minutes.

Saab's JAS 39 Gripen answer to low observability is not shape. It is the Arexis suite — spherical electronic warfare coverage built on gallium...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 12, 2026

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The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

The ECRS Mk2 folds radar, electronic warfare and jamming into one gallium-nitride array, which hands the Typhoon a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses role...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 11, 2026

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Sorry, F-35: Saab Is Offering Canada 6,000 Jobs to Buy the JAS 39 Gripen. The Number Is Now as High as 10,000, and Ottawa Still Has Not Decided.

Roughly 10 major industrial partners and 250 suppliers would build the aircraft. Saab estimates 50 percent of the JAS 39 Gripen and GlobalEye work...

Jack BuckbySeptember 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Finalized an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Almost 18 Months Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them — and the First Ones Still Arrive This Year.

The F-35 has competition. Saab is pitching a mixed fleet. But the Gripen E flies on General Electric's F414, an American engine under U.S....

Jack BuckbySeptember 11, 2026

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‘We Are Not Effectively Allowed to Do Much at All With the Airplane’: A Ukrainian Defense Executive on the F-16, and Why Ukraine’s Industry Would Rather Have Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen

Ukraine flies 2 Western fighters today, the F-16 and the Mirage 2000, with Gripens and Rafales to follow. At the Kielce arms show, Ukrainian...

Reuben JohnsonSeptember 9, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, performs during the Joint Forces Demonstration at the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2026. The F-35A is an agile, versatile, high-performance, multi-role fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Army photo by Correy Mathews)

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Canada Can Wait Until 2029 to Announce Its F-35 Fighter Decision. The Bigger Problem: It Cannot Wait to Start Flying Them

There is an obvious political case for waiting. The United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion in Canadian goods on August 22...

Andrew LathamSeptember 5, 2026

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The Meteor Mach 4 ‘No Escape’ Missile Is What Makes the JAS 39 Gripen and Eurofighter Typhoon Dangerous from Long Range

Two numbers describe an air-to-air missile and only one of them gets quoted. Maximum range is how far the weapon can physically travel. The...

Harrison KassSeptember 5, 2026

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Canada Signed an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Nearly 2 Years Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them.

Aerospace & Defense

Canada’s First F-35s Reach Luke Air Force Base This Year and Canadian Soil in 2028. Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen Could Join Them

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Agreed to Buy 88 F-35As and Has Formally Committed to 16. The Official Now Running Canadian Defence Procurement Is a Former CF-18 Pilot Who Told the CBC in 2011 That the F-35 Was “Not the Right Plane for Canada.”

Aerospace & Defense

Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen E Costs About $4,700 to $9,900 per Flight Hour Against $38,000 to $42,000 for an F-35A and Up to $68,000 for an F-22 Raptor. It Has No Stealth Airframe, and a Handful of Conscripts With 1 Technician Can Rearm It on a Public Road in Under 20 Minutes.

Aerospace & Defense

The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

Aerospace & Defense

Sorry, F-35: Saab Is Offering Canada 6,000 Jobs to Buy the JAS 39 Gripen. The Number Is Now as High as 10,000, and Ottawa Still Has Not Decided.

Aerospace & Defense

Canada Finalized an Agreement to Buy 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Fighter Jets Back in January 2023. Almost 18 Months Into a Review Ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ottawa Is Committed to Only 16 of Them — and the First Ones Still Arrive This Year.

Aerospace & Defense

‘We Are Not Effectively Allowed to Do Much at All With the Airplane’: A Ukrainian Defense Executive on the F-16, and Why Ukraine’s Industry Would Rather Have Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen

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Canada Can Wait Until 2029 to Announce Its F-35 Fighter Decision. The Bigger Problem: It Cannot Wait to Start Flying Them

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The Meteor Mach 4 ‘No Escape’ Missile Is What Makes the JAS 39 Gripen and Eurofighter Typhoon Dangerous from Long Range

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