2025-11-21 01:50 UTC
Why cancel the #F35 & buy the 🇸🇪 #Gripen? A big big reason gets missed. In July, 2025, a plane was "hijacked" at Victoria Airport (YYJ) & flown to Vancouver (YVR). The 🇨🇦 Air Force base was too far away, requiring Canada to call on the USA to respond. The #F35 requires centralized & specialized bases, which will likely only worsen this scenario in the 2nd largest country. The #Gripen can be based almost anywhere & thus be closer to airports like YYJ/YVR. It's a better fit for 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #canpol
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@michaelgemar@mstdn.ca 2025-11-21 02:00
@ZebKing@mastodon.online Gripens can use roads to take off and land. Canada is pretty similar to Sweden in terms of climate, needs, and support infrastructure. Gripen makes much more sense for us.
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@kleb@mastodon.world 2025-11-21 18:31
@ZebKing@mastodon.online I completely agree. The other thing is that t rump has said that or f35's will not have total capability. BABA (BUY ANYTHING BUT AMERICAN)