When the Royal Canadian Air Force announced it was opening a competition to replace its aging CF-18 fighters in 2017, the ...
To beat out the F-35 Lightning II, Saab appears willing to offer Canada a generous joint production agreement—possibly even allowing it to export the Gripen to third countries. Swedish-based Saab ...
Canada was long expected to buy the F-35 Lightning II to replace its aging CF-18 fighters—but political tensions with America, and a surprising offer from Sweden, have upended these assumptions.
A Saab Gripen E-series fighter aircraft is seen in the sky over the airport of Linkoping, Sweden, as it is shown to the Ukrainian president during his visit on Oct. 22, 2025. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP ...