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Bombardier coverage on Fliegerfaust: aviation developments and analysis, with geopolitical and economic context when relevant.
Canadian surveillance aircraft worth a quarter-billion dollars are now flying from a base in Ontario — so why were they built in Texas? Canadian surveillance aircraft: That question sits at the heart of a growing debate over how Canada spends its defence dollars abroad. Essentially, the country’s own aerospace sector looked on from the sidelines.
Canada P-8A Poseidon procurement — why is Ottawa’s most expensive aviation purchase already falling behind schedule while the domestic aerospace firms that could have competed were never invited to bid? Canada P-8A Poseidon procurement: On February 19, 2026, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced that Boeing had joined the fuselage sections of Canada’s first
Gulfstream certification: has Transport Canada finally cleared the G500 and G600—and does that cool a trade fight that briefly put Bombardier’s Global Express in the crosshairs? Gulfstream certification: On February 20, 2026, Reuters reported that Transport Canada has now certified General Dynamics’ Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets, citing a Transport Canada type-certificate data sheet
HADES Global 6500: what does the U.S. Army’s January 2026 Request for Information (RFI), seeking industry input on up to 11 new aircraft, mean for survivable standoff intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)? On January 30, 2026, Aerospace Global News highlighted the Army’s latest market check around the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES). It
Gripen deal Canada: does an “85%” rumour mean Ottawa is ready to sign—or just ready to signal? Earlier, on November 14, 2025, Reuters reported that Saab was in talks with the Canadian government and Bombardier about building the Saab JAS 39 Gripen under licence in Canada, with talk of roughly 10,000 jobs and Bombardier confirming
Canadian aircraft decertification: is Transport Canada really blocking Gulfstream—and can a U.S. president “decertify” Canadian-built aircraft in retaliation? First, the stakes are not abstract. They sit on U.S. ramps, fly U.S. passengers, and support U.S. missions. (Read our follow-up story: Gulfstream certification: Transport Canada clears G500 and G600) Next, the claim at the center of
UPDATE #2: Bombardier Gripen Canada: what changed after our November 10, 2025 report asked whether Canada might actually build the Saab Gripen at home? New information has also raised the stakes Notably, on November 10, we published our first look at the Bombardier–Saab idea (to read first). At the time, the concept still lived somewhere
France orders GlobalEye—so what does a Swedish airborne radar deal, built on Canadian metal, change for Europe’s air defence and Canada’s aerospace industrial base? On December 30, 2025, Saab confirmed it signed a contract with France’s Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, plus ground equipment, training,
Bombardier Gripen Canada: is this the moment a Swedish‑Canadian fighter line becomes real? On October 22, 2025, Sweden and Ukraine signed a letter of intent for up to 150 Gripen E fighters, instantly raising the stakes for Saab’s production capacity and vaulting Canada—through Bombardier—into the conversation about where new assembly lines could land. Two days
South Korea Global 6500 — why did Seoul choose a Bombardier Global 6500‑based AEW&C in September 2025? The decision caps years of stop‑start tendering, a narrowing field of bidders, and a hard look at life‑cycle costs versus capability. It also cements the long‑range business jet as the Indo‑Pacific’s newest airborne early warning workhorse. Moreover, it
