$30,000,000,000 Question: Canada’s F-35 Debate Seems Paralyzed (www.19fortyfive.com)

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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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[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

I mean, saying that any single factor is why you "lose a war" is completely ignoring how incredibly complex warfare is. No one loses a war because of one piece of equipment.

But if we were to take that framework as true, it would be just as fair to say that you can lose a war by having inferior equipment.

There are a lot of factors that go into military procurement decisions. That's a part (albeit a small one) of why they take so damn long.