Ottawa Eying Larger Fighter Jet Fleet of F-35s and Gripens, According to Industry Sources

Canada Doesn’t Have To Choose: Buy All 88 F-35s And Add The JAS 39 Saab Gripen Fighters

Mark Carney has been handed a genuinely hard problem, and folded inside it is an unusually clean solution, at least, that’s what I would argue. Canada’s CF-18 Hornets are decades past their prime, having entered service in the 1980s and been life-extended well beyond their intended careers. Ottawa has signed for 88 Lockheed Martin F-35s but has locked in only the first 16. And the prime minister has spent a year pledging to wean Canadian defense…

Ottawa eying larger fighter jet fleet of F-35s and Gripens, according to industry sources

The Canadian government is considering a mixed fleet of fighter jets that could total more than its initial target of 88 aircraft, according to industry sources.

Ottawa's mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens could total more than 100 aircraft, sources say

The federal government would still be looking at a fleet of 72 to 88 U.S.-made F-35s, even if it moves forward with Saab's Gripen, sources tell CBC News. Several sources said Ottawa is exploring a purchase of 72 Gripens, which would create up to 9,000 jobs and would be the largest industrial project in Canada.

Canada weighs mixed F-35 and Gripen fleet to reduce dependence on U.S. defence systems

Canada is reportedly considering a major revision of its fighter replacement programme, potentially reducing its planned purchase of 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft to around 30 and acquiring approximately 60 Saab Gripen E/F fighters instead. The proposal would create a diversified combat fleet combining the F-35’s advanced stealth capabilities with the Gripen’s lower […]

Canada Explores 140-Jet Mixed Fleet of F-35s and Canadian Built Gripens

Canada is quietly sizing up a fighter fleet far larger than anything it has publicly committed to, potentially 140 aircraft, combining Lockheed Martin F-35s with Saab Gripen-E jets built on Canadian soil. CBC News reported the figure, citing sources with direct knowledge of discussions between Saab and Ottawa. “There could easily be a fleet of […]