Canada evaluates a mixed fighter fleet proposal to reduce its 88 F-35A order to 30 jets and acquire 60 Saab Gripen E fighters for domestic production.
    • lazynooblet@lazysoci.alEnglish
      4·
      17 hours ago

      replace much of its planned 88 F-35 fleet with roughly 60 Saab Gripen fighters while retaining 30 F-35As

      • RandAlThor@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        14 hours ago

        I’ve been reading up on them. They are very different types of jets. Gripen is a defensive jet while F35s are built to attack, and has more advanced tech. I’m waiting to see their combat performance once they are in Ukraine. In some ways drones are going to make them obsolete soon.

        • TribblesBestFriend@startrek.websiteEnglish
          8·
          14 hours ago

          All the goodies tech of the F35 are behind a server in Texas. Which means that if the US choose to invade Canada we have 88 paper weight who cost a fortune

          Fuck the F35