1/2) #SAAB is reportedly in talks with Canada and Portugal over potential Gripen procurement, after both countries expressed unease in recent weeks with their programs to acquire US-produced F-35s.
2/2) Saab had previously advertised the "#Gripen for #Canada" program as it competed to replace Canada's fleet of aging F-18s.
https://www.saab.com/markets/canada/gripen-for-canada
( ed : Gripens for #Ukraine ? 
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#avgeek When asked about recent reports that the #UnitedStates might deny approval for reexport of the General Electric F414 engine powering the #Gripen E/F, the representative added: “#Saab has for many years had all the necessary licenses and permits in place for #Colombia”. https://www.overtdefense.com/2025/04/03/colombia-selects-saabs-gripen-e-f-as-next-fighter-aircraft/
Colombia Selects Saab's Gripen E/F As Next Fighter AircraftOvert Defense
Colombia chooses the JAS-39 #Gripen as their next fighter aircraft, replacing the Kfir, an Israeli variant of the Mirage 5. This is the deal USA was supposed to veto based on Gripen using an American GE F414 engine.
https://www.aviacionline.com/colombia-announces-saab-gripen-selection-deal-expected-at-f-air-2025
Colombia Announces Saab Gripen Selection; Deal Expected at F-AIR 2025Aviacionline
Good Morning 
u inglorious #NAFO 
basterds in ur Swedish built flying machines of democracy!
"Orange king take your mineral deal & shove it!"
#SlavaUkraine
"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." - Gen Patton
#NATO-1+=
#Gripen 
The Gripen was our second choice after the F-35 but now that we are re-examining the buy of F-35's I hope SAAB is re-tooling to use a European engine.
U.S. Veto on Gripen E Fighter Jets Shakes Latin American Defense PlansThe Rio Times
"If I win I can’t be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead."
- Patton 
Ok... to put an end to that discussion if the #F35 / #F-35 #fighter has a #killswitch or not:
IT DOES NOT EFFING MATTER!
Those jets need a TON of maintenance and parts to keep flying. They need the Intel to find their targets which can only be fed to them using #US controlled systems.
Agent #Trump just needs to decide cease supplying those and the jets become WAY less capable immediately and will stop flying pretty damn quick.
#EuropeFirst #gripen #rafale #Eurofighter
Source? #commonsense
@MeanwhileinCanada #Gripen is better choice for shure!
And pay Sweden in steel and aluminum.
Tariff breakers.
Canada Strong.
@mcc We have an excellent company called SAAB here in the Nordics, which produces a jet fighter specially designed for northern latitutes called the JAS-39 Gripen.
Canada should check it out. Here is the brochure, in case you’re in the mood for some online shopping 
https://www.saab.com/products/air/fighter-systems
#saab #FighterJets #gripen #multirolefighter #canada
Fighter Systems | Air | Saab Start
#Portugal has decided it will not replace its current F-16 fighter jets with F-35s, and will instead consider European alternatives such as the #Rafale or #Gripen.
In a statement, the Ministry of defence stated: "The predictability of our allies must be taken into account when making procurement decisions" (updated translation)
Got back home to do some proper editing of the airplanes that flew over Stockholm City today. They went so low I had to zoom out a bit when they were overhead.
Tohle říkám od chvíle kdy Američanům hráblo. #eu a #čr by se měla vykašlat na #f35 a raději koupit třeba větší množství stíhaček #gripen . Napadlo mě, že v případě konfliktu například s #Russia by nám to amík vypnul. No a hele na #Ukraine už to zažili. Američani už nejsou spolehlivý spojenec (možná i bez toho slova 'spolehlivý '). #Trump za dva měsíce zničil vše co západ 80 let budoval. Hezky se zapsal do historie.
Německo čelí výzvě, ať přehodnotí nákup amerických stíhaček F-35. Letouny si chce pořídit i ČeskoiROZHLAS.cz
Sweden will deploy JAS Griped fighter jets to Poland to protect NATO’s logistical support for Ukraine and conducting aerial surveillance over Poland.
Sweden to deploy Gripen fighter jets for NATO air policing over PolandPolskieRadio.pl
@Lazarou A few considerations: 1) The F-35 is currently a "force multiplier" with various electronic capabilities Europe can't replace or reproduce in the next few years even with the best effort, on top of current cutting-edge low-observable design. Having F-35s in the mix together with European air superiority fighters (Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale etc.) is really, really helpful.
The latest F-35 Block 4 / TR-3 (still awaiting clearance, essentially software certification) will enhance those electronic capabilities further.
2) Customers can buy localized "server/mainframe" capability essentially removing the need to depend on the USA for that service. If the USA cut off access to e.g. the constantly updated "threat libraries", Europe could do their best to manage their own sharing.
3) Europe simply can't depend on the USA acting in Europe's best interests for the foreseeable future. Building more Typhoons and Rafales and perhaps increasing investment in their further development is a rational option and IMO should be done in any case (esp. the latter; see #5b below).
4) Invest in European manufacturing (i.e. orders) of locally designed missiles (consumables) such as the Meteor and Mica.
New options:
5a) Invest in European twin-seaters and speed up the development of the "unmanned wingman" type aircraft to take responsibility of the frontline stealth/low-observability (LO) missions (South Koreans are also developing these).
5b) Join forces with South Korean (ROK) KAI and licence/collaborate/fast-track the fully 'LO' next versions of the already flight-cerfified KF-21, except replacing its GE F414 engines with roughly similar European engines used in the Typhoon and Rafale (both of which are slightly slimmer and longer, requiring tweaks to the airframe). ROK ought to be interested in a dependable alternative source for engines too.
Europe could be churning out Korean-European 5th gen fighters with no dependency on the USA within two years. Some argue that stealth/LO designs will become moot with advancements in radar and AI tech, but they will always have advantage over non-stealth designs.
#EuropeanDefence #SouthKorea #KF21 #F35 #Typhoon #Rafale #Gripen
Sweden to Base Gripen Fighters in Poland; The First Time on Foreign Soil
#Sweden #Gripen #NATO #AirPolicing #Poland #SwedishAirForce #Jas39Gripen #MilitaryDeployment #AirDefense #NATOSecurity #Aerospace #DefenseNews #MilitaryOperations #NATOAirspace
