Is the Saab Gripen good for Canada?

“Gripen E meets and/or exceeds all of the Canadian requirements. It’s an efficient, modern fighter, and it’s the latest development on the market.” So says Anders Håkansson, Saab’s deputy campaign director for the company’s participation in Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP).

Did Canada choose the Gripen?

Public Services and Procurement Canada announced Wednesday that the Gripen, made by the Swedish firm Saab, and the F-35 from Lockheed Martin of the United States were the two aircraft being considered by the federal government to replace the military’s CF-18s.

Is the Gripen a good fighter?

With respect to lethality, the Gripen was the first fighter in the world to carry the deadly Meteor air-to-air missile, a beyond visual range (BVR) weapon that can track and kill targets at a range of up to 80 miles. The Gripen does well on lists of both BVR and dogfighting combatants.

Is Gripen a good fighter?

Is the Saab Gripen E Canada’s future fighter capability project?

“Gripen E meets and/or exceeds all of the Canadian requirements. It’s an efficient, modern fighter, and it’s the latest development on the market.” So says Anders Håkansson, Saab’s deputy campaign director for the company’s participation in Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP).

Does Saab’s Gripen E have something that no one else has?

No one else has that,” declared Håkansson. Saab’s Johan Segertoft led a team that masterminded Gripen E’s revolutionary agile avionics architecture, which is attracting huge interest from other aerospace manufacturers.

Should Canada buy the new Gripen E fighter jets?

Gripen E meet more or less any and every requirement that Canada expect and then some. With the E versions 40\% more fuel and 20\% more power the range, which has been criticised is no longer an issue. It will when it becomes operational this or next year be the most advanced fighter in the world.

How many countries are Saab products sold in?

Saabs products are sold to over 100 countries and we currently operates in over 30 countries. Happy Easter from Saab! Canada is choosing a new fighter. A decision that will see a new fighter defend Canada, deter her opponents and meet her international commitments. Meet Gripen – the right fighter for Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJknovjRgTI