Sorry F-35 / F 18! Saab will build its Gripen E in Canada as the next-generation RCAF fighter jet

Saab will build its Gripen E in Canada, if the aircraft is selected as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) next-generation fighter jet.

The Gripen E is one of three options currently being considered by the Canadian government, to replace the RCAF’s fleet of legacy CF-188 Hornets.

Saab, supported by the Swedish government, submitted its offer of 88 aircraft, sustainment and training services in late July. The other two bids, backed by the United States government, are the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II and the Boeing Block III Super Hornet.

“If the Gripen is selected, Saab is committed to build, support, sustain, enhance and upgrade Canada’s Gripen in Canada by Canadians,” Micael Johansson, president of Saab, said on the opening day of the International Aerospace Week forum, hosted virtually by Aero Montreal, on Dec. 14.

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