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Originally Posted by speede5
That's an impossibly low number.
I swear people just want the Grippen because it's NOT the F-35. And we will probably get it for that reason as well.
Both have merits and both have detractors. It's a shame our RCAF can't just buy what they need and it has to be so political. It's also a shame we keep trying to do everything with one platform, a couple smaller more purposeful fleets would really make a better airforce for Canada. Heck at the end of the day the aircraft might not even be the problem, getting butts in the seat might be our bigger issue.
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I'm not sure why people want the Gripen at all, IMO it's not even as good as the super hornet let alone the F-35.
The future is stealth, every country will have high tech SAM's very soon, without stealth our aircraft will look like the Russian tanks against the javelin's