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The Canada F-35 Fighter Debate Is ‘Over’

Key Points and Summary – Newly released data from Canada’s 2021 Future Fighter Capability Project show just how lopsided the ...
Newly obtained data shows the F-35 scored 95% vs. 33% for the Gripen in Canada’s fighter competition, confirming the jet as ...
Ottawa is again flirting with the idea of cutting its F-35 order and buying Saab Gripens, reviving Canada’s worst habit: ...
Carney ordered a review of Canada’s F-35 purchase in mid-March in the wake of threats against Canadian sovereignty by U.S.
European jets will provide Canada with a capability that isn’t vulnerable to U.S. influence, retired lieutenant-general Yvan Blondin says ...
The American-built F-35 fighter jet dominated its Swedish rival Gripen in terms of technical and military capabilities during ...
Carney ordered a review of Canada’s F-35 procurement in March after U.S. President Donald Trump issued threats related to ...
Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, has said that a trade deal would be off the table if Canada decides not to ...
Also, the RCAF table gives the Gripen equal performance to the F-35 in only one area—“Sustainment,” where the F-35 gets 85 ...
Companies involved in the F-35 program are actively lobbying the governments of Canada and Quebec to promote potential ...
Joly’s push for the Gripen plays into the anti-Trump sentiment that is popular these days in Canada, and to which many ...