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    Kanadas F-35-Deal könnte kurz vor dem Scheitern stehen

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    1. RepulsivePlankton989 on

      in that case great bring on the sweden Gripen’s as they will bring jobs to Canada & we will have to rely even less on the US for everything under the sun. I call this a win/win.

    3. island-roamer on

      I think this deal is going to be too good for Canada to pass up. My guess:

      Canada takes the Saab deal and the 72 Gripen

      Canada orders another tranche of F-35’s to make a proper fleet and service NORAD.

    4. blonde_discus on

      Sounds like Hoekstra would like us to seriously increase our investment in non-US anti-air defences.

    5. Saisinko on

      Most Canadians picking no name brand products at the grocery store.

      Military shills: You need the top of the line jet!11111111

    6. no1SomeGuy on

      Oh FFS, just buy the fucking F-35’s already…at this rate, by the time we get any new jets, the CF-18’s are all going to be broken, and the rest of the world will be on 7th gen jet’s. We should have just gone ahead with the purchase a decade ago.

    7. Inoffensive_Account on

      My only concern is that having to manage two different sets of aircraft will be more expensive on us taxpayers.

      On the other hand, with much of the Saab production being in Canada, at least some of that money will stay in Canada.

    8. Displeased_Canadian on

      I just can’t believe this procurement process has lasted *16 years*

    9. -WallyWest- on

      F35 and Rafale (with 2 engines) would have been better for Arctic patrol.

    12. dollarsandcents101 on

      Picking the Gripen will be political meddling at its finest. If we’re worried about an F-35 kill switch or lack of parts in the face of a hostile US – the US would establish air superiority within 24 hours in the case of a hot conflict, so it doesnt really matter. There’s also virtually no offensive campaign we would go on that would not pique US interest

    13. Ratroddadeo on

      Detail the 16 we already paid for to NORAD duty, that way the yanks have nothing concrete to complain about.

    14. AshleyAshes1984 on

      RCAF: „Good news F-18! We’re gonna fly you into the infinity like Via Rail runs Budd coaches.“

      F-18: „Uhh…“

      Budd Coach: „Please, God, just send me to a museum already. Why am I going between Toronto and Montreal twice daily? I should be giving children 2km trips at Train Museum.“

    15. Mr_Canada1867 on

      Let’s cancel the deal for a 2nd time so that we can have a 3rd round of competition only to chose the F-35 10yrs from now….

    16. Timely-Discipline427 on

      I’d like to know how may hundreds of millions are already invested in the F35 deal.

      I could be wrong but I believe I heard F35 specific modifications were already underway at the bases they will be located at.

      You would also assume they have started staffing and training as well.

      My guess is we don’t bail on this deal but we do look to scale it back as much as possible while closing a deal for some Saab models as well.

    17. e5dra5 on

      All of these articles are just rehashing stuff that’s been going on for the past (almost) year.

      Until there’s an official announcement, we’re still going with the F-35.

      All these “might be…” headlines are speculation at best.

    18. Nonamanadus on

      Good….

      Trump guaranteed that even if the F35 is „the superior plane“ it has become the modern equivalent of the Trojan Horse. Too many political strings attached.

      Why should Canada hang an albatross around it’s own neck?

    19. Temporary_Captain585 on

      Good it’s useless esp if your enemy was the americas they can just shut it off 😅

    22. AWE2727 on

      Maybe we get work out a deal with China for some of their fighter jets?
      Might be cheaper option!

    23. No-To-Newspeak on

      Great, another 10 years to buy a replacement plane that the RCAF already rejected.

    25. AloneChapter on

      Awesome. I mean we did pay for some already so we should have those but the majority should not . We can build our own if that is still part of the deal.

    26. Quietbutgrumpy on

      If it was just Trump we could maybe go F35. But the whole right down there are suspect. BTW anyone who says there is no kill switch is seriously delusional. The opportunity to weaken their opponents in this manner is impossible for some to ignore.

    28. Gimedecash on

      I know the F35 is a better jet but I would rather pick the gripen due to less reliance on the US. Also the jobs this will bring if we can repair them in Canada. There is still the problem that the US owns the IP for the gripen engine. I heard there was a possibility rolls Royce may replace the GE engine. If that’s the case gripen is the better option.

    29. Terra-Em on

      Let’s work with Europe and build our own
      Nationalize it to prevent broken Arrow 2.0

    31. Apprehensive_Ad5398 on

      Oh darn. We might not buy the expensive tech that our new dictator “friends” could just turn off.

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