Sweden’s Saab has offered Canada a major incentive, select the Gripen and Saab would establish a fighter production centre in Canada.
That could put Canadian workers and aerospace companies directly into the Gripen production chain while giving Ottawa a larger industrial stake in its future fighter fleet.
The offer comes as Canada weighs its future combat aircraft and the strategic implications of choosing Sweden’s Gripen over the U.S. made F-35.
This is no longer just a fighter competition, it could become a battle over Canada’s next generation of aerospace jobs and industry.