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.”
