Canada Might Pick the JAS 39 Gripen over the F-35 Stealth Fighter for 1 Big Reason

By Jack Buckby – 19FortyFive

The political motivation behind Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to order a review into plans to procure 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets from the United States is well documented at this point, but critics of the F-35 still assert that Saab’s alternate offer for its 4.5-generation fighter jets has merit. 

A decision to cancel plans to order the final 72 F-35s to join the 16 already officially purchased could come at any time.