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Ukraine aims to acquire 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets, with Canada potentially serving as a key assembly hub for the fleet.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/Getty Images
This collaboration would provide Sweden with a manufacturing hub for Ukraine’s requirements and generate thousands of Canadian industrial jobs, while Ukraine would gain a reliable air force supply chain.
Saab Gripen fighter jet assembly at the factory in Linkoping, Sweden. Photo: Casper Hedberg/Getty Images
Gripen will defend Ukrainian skies, while integrating Ukraine’s combat data into its technology creates a security-enhancing alliance between Canada and Europe that strengthens everyone.
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