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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
Could Alberta DHC-515 waterbombers finally give one of Canada’s most wildfire-prone provinces the aerial firepower it has long needed? On February 17, 2026, Premier Danielle Smith stood before cameras at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada‘s Calgary offices. She announced a $400-million contract — what the province calls a major step forward in strengthening wildfire protection
DSR Bank Montreal: can Montréal really win the headquarters race for a proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSR Bank) aimed at funding allied rearmament? Moreover, if the bank does land in Canada, will aerospace suppliers feel the impact first—or last? On February 2, 2026, La Presse reported that Montréal was courting a new multinational
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
Canada gold reserves: how did Canada, a G7 country, go from holding more than 1,023 tonnes of gold to holding none—and why does that decision look even more reckless in today’s risk environment? How did Ottawa go to just 68 ounces recorded on March 31, 2016—and still choose to hold none today? Moreover, the question
US foreign investments are back—so is this the moment Washington finally starts out-building Beijing in the places that matter most? In early January 2026, the investment headlines stopped sounding abstract and started sounding like ports, rail lines, and hard cash. Moreover, the Trump administration’s early pattern looks less like a slogan and more like a
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
