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.
Germany will close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin, and restrict Russian entries. EU FMs will discuss new sanctions on Russia in person tomorrow.