Since Lockheed Martin is now offering more Canadian jobs if Canada sticks to the F-35, here is a reminder that Sweden already offered that Canadian Gripen would be entirely built, and maintained through Canadian jobs in Canadian factories through a licence agreement.
https://www.saab.com/markets/canada/gripen-for-canada
https://www.saab.com/markets/canada/gripen-for-canada
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Gripen in Canada's climate, with those mountains and highways. Limited numbers of military personnel to maintain it. It's made for Canada. It even has a longer range than the F35! (i didn't know that, i just checked).
Joke will be on them. Most of the igloos will be decoys. Only SOME igloos will have the jets in them.
The lovely thing about the prospective new job gains in Canada, is that the US job losses are in Texas and Florida.
I believe Australia chose not to buy more F35s too. Instead keeping their Super Hornets to work with the F35s.