I dont think saab would just hand over the blueprints to bomardier and say see ya later. I'm pretty confident that they'll be running the show with Bombardier s work force under their thumbs. And as far as I can tell, it's only the big chunk of the airframe being built here. Bombardier doesn't get to play with the tech.
I've also been reading up on the interoperability and security costs to make the Gripen Norad capable. It fits in the budget window. Rafael balked at the cost but they also werent keen on a ton of other things.
The bidding game has been getting rigged to favor the U.S planes and namely the F-35 for a couple of years now but the Saab offer does put more jobs in the country on the table.
And yeah it's a smaller plane but that also means a much smaller radar signature.
Always said I'd rather have a swarm of wasps than a few birds when it comes to fighter jets in this country. And the Gripen E/F is no slouch. Sure it's not the newest toy out there but there's a reason it's up there with all the other fighters.
End of the day itll still end up being super hornet's. Singh seems hell bent convinced that they HAVE to buy U.S. but why on earth should we support those crooks any longer.
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