Canada Is Building an F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen Air Force Without Deciding To

Canada Is Building an F-35 and JAS 39 Gripen Air Force Without Deciding To

Yes, the rumored split between F-35s and Sweden’s Gripen could be real. Canada may be building a two-fighter air force without ever deciding to build one. Ottawa’s review of its planned F-35 purchase is now closing in on a year and a half old, and somewhere in that stretch, the government spent real money on a decision that makes the unanswered question considerably harder to ignore. U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean “Rambo” Loughlin, pilot of the F-35A …