F‑35 vs Gripen: Leaked Report and 13,000‑Job Swedish Offer Put Canada’s Fighter Jet Choice Under New Pressure
On November 30, 2025, Canada’s long‑running fighter jet saga hit a new inflection point. A leaked evaluation report showing the F‑35’s overwhelming technical edge over Saab’s Gripen collided with a high‑profile Swedish jobs and investment pitch – and with intensifying political debate in Ottawa over sovereignty, trade with the United States, and where Canada should anchor its defence industry. AeroTime+2EURASIAN TIMES+2 The result is a complex, high‑stakes choice for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government that now goes well beyond “which plane flies better.” What Changed on November 30, 2025? Several outlets on November 29 reported fresh details from a previously
