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Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand from Ukraine
Saab may expand Gripen jet production to Canada to meet Ukraine's demand for over 100 aircraft, doubling the company's output needs, officials said.
- This past week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to build a mixed fleet of some 250 fighter aircraft, including F-16s, Saab JAS39 Gripen and French Rafale.
- Saab CEO Micael Johansson said Kyiv's interest in more than 100 Gripens would double production needs, prompting expansion in Canada or Europe; Gripens are prioritized for easy maintenance and rapid crew training.
- Sweden and Ukraine signed a letter of intent last week to prepare an export deal for up to 150 Gripens, while Saab noted jets could be built and maintained in Canada with assembly in Mississauga, Ont.
- Canada is still mulling a planned purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr said the Department of National Defence's review report was sent to the Prime Minister's Office, Fuhr told committee on Oct. 23.
- Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada has not ruled out a mixed fighter fleet, including one small fleet of F-35s and another of Gripens, amid U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's warning that two fleets would be incredibly expensive.
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Swedish aerospace giant Saab sees Canada as the assembly site for its Gripen combat aircraft, as part of its strategy of rapidly increasing production to meet Ukrainian demand.
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Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand from Ukraine
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