$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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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

Good point. Hopefully we have a drone program also.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

I won't get into that because I can't recall which bits I can and can't talk about, but the short answer is yes, we very much do. Both in terms of using them and combatting them.