kat_angstrom comments on $30,000,000,000 Question: Canada’s F-35 Debate Seems Paralyzed

submitted 7 months ago by Scotty@scribe.disroot.org to c/canada@lemmy.ca

While 16 F-35 fighters remain contractually committed for delivery starting this year, the full 88-jet procurement is stalled amidst trade friction with the Trump administration.
Rising program costs—now estimated at $30 billion—have reopened the door for Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen E.
The Gripen offers superior industrial benefits, including 12,600 domestic jobs and Arctic-optimized maintenance.
Ottawa must now balance the F-35’s unmatched NORAD interoperability against the Gripen’s economic sovereignty as the aging CF-18 Hornet fleet reaches its structur

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

And the appeasement will only last a few weeks max, before he gets distracted by something else

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

My name's not Max, but thanks for the info.

EDIT: Aw, they edited the capitalization, making my dumb joke... more dumb.

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