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"Canada didn't ask for a fighter jet referendum wrapped in a sovereignty
crisis, but that's more or less what it's been handed.
On January 14,
CBC News reported that Saab has formally proposed a package
deal to Ottawa: 72 Gripen fighters paired with six GlobalEye airborne early
warning aircraft.
Saab says the deal would support roughly 12,600 Canadian jobs, with final
assembly, sustainment, and long-term support rooted inside Canada.
It's not a subtle pitch. I am personally quite fond of the Gripen and Saab's
AWACS. But this is a direct challenge to Canada's existing plan to buy 88 F-35s
from Lockheed Martin, a plan that's already buckling under ballooning costs and
political pressure.
Then the United States decided to add gasoline… Because, why the fuck not at
this point.
Now, the US ambassador to Canada warned that if Ottawa backs away from the F-35
deal, Washington may "fill the gaps" by flying American fighters more
frequently in Canadian airspace and potentially rewriting parts of NORAD.
The subtext wasn't subtle either. Buy American or accept
less control over
your own skies."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
