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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
The Gripen can operate from significantly shorter and rougher airstrips, and has much lower maintenance complexity, so you could probably offset the shorter range with smaller, more numerous bases.
As it stands though, I don't think we have enough airbases to provide any kind of comprehensive border protection with a strike fighter type aircraft anyways - the F-35 doesn't fix that.
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Yep I think that's a pretty cool feature of the Gripen. I just don't think there any money to build/staff/maintain any new fighter bases. We have Cold Lake, Baggotville and temporary base in Inuvik. I guess they could start running them out of places like Comox, Trenton and Goose Bay to expand its range.