# Saab

Sweden Signals Interest in Japan–UK–Italy Next‑Gen Fighter, Weighs Domestic Path Versus Partnership by 2027

Sweden has expressed openness to joining the Japan–UK–Italy Global Combat Air Programme but will decide by 2027 whether to cooperate or develop a national fighter. The choice balances industrial survival and export opportunities for Saab against sovereign control, cost and political constraints tied to alliance integration.

iMil2026年2月27日 02:36

#Sweden#Global Combat Air Programme#Pål Jonson

Aerial view of an F-35 fighter jet soaring in a clear blue sky above Kernville, California.

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Canada’s Fighter Pick at Crossroads: Saab’s Hybrid Fleet Proposal Ups the Stakes in F-35 Debate

Canada’s long-running fighter replacement programme is back in flux after Sweden’s Saab proposed a mixed fleet that would pair retained F-35s with Gripen E jets and GlobalEye AWACS. The offer emphasises lower acquisition and operating costs and promises local production and technology transfer, forcing Ottawa to weigh alliance interoperability and American political sensitivities against industrial sovereignty, Arctic surveillance needs and budget pressures.

iMil2026年1月31日 06:30

#Canada#F-35#Saab