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NATO GlobalEye could make Bombardier’s Canadian-built Global aircraft the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) next airborne surveillance backbone, but what still separates procurement momentum from a signed contract? NATO GlobalEye: Public reports from La Lettre, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Defence News, and AeroTime say the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has moved toward Saab and Bombardier
Mirabel defence hub: is one Quebec site quietly becoming the industrial hinge between Canada’s fighter review and its airborne-surveillance competition? On April 21, 2026, MAS, an L3Harris company, and Lockheed Martin announced a new framework to pursue an F-35 Air Vehicle Depot in Canada. Yet a February 2026 L3Harris paper had already placed the same
Canada F-35 review: is Lockheed Martin coming to Quebec, Canada, to make threats? Canada F-35 review: According to Montreal daily La Presse on April 20, 2026, representatives of Lockheed Martin are due at L3Harris beside Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX/CYMX) in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, for a public move tied to the proposed F-35 maintenance-centre project. Moreover,
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
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
What canceling the F-35 could cost Canadian industry — and why the Gripen alternative may deliver more jobs, control, and long-term value. Sylvain FaustOriginally completed March 14, 2025 F-35 Cancellation in Canada: Gripen vs Economic Fallout – Evaluation of the impact of canceling Canada’s F-35 contract on Canadian suppliers, analyzing financial and economic consequences, including
