US EditionCanada’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Mistake Is Just Around the Corner
Retired leaders warn a mixed fleet would weaken combat power, strain resources, and risk 1,600 Canadian jobs tied to F-35 sustainment, urging completion of the 88-jet purchase.
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Canada’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Mistake Is Just Around the Corner
Article Summary – A dozen retired Royal Canadian Air Force and CAF leaders have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging him not to walk away from Canada’s plan to buy 88 F-35s. They argue the stealth jet is the only fighter that truly meets NORAD and NATO needs and warn that swapping part of the fleet for Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen — despite its promised 10,000 jobs — would be a political stunt that weakens combat power. U.S. Air Force Maj. Krist…
Canada Has a Fighter Message for the F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen
Key Points and Summary – A group of retired Royal Canadian Air Force leaders is urging Ottawa not to dilute its F-35A buy by adding Saab Gripen fighters, warning Prime Minister Mark Carney that a split fleet would weaken combat power and overburden already stretched pilots and maintainers. -Their private letter, reported in Canadian media, […] The post Canada Has a Fighter Message for the F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen appeared first on 19FortyFive.
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