Well, I'm wondering is Canada a
wealthy country? From my view south of the border, Canada has mostly appeared to be a "
fiscally" minded country especially when it becomes to military spending
overall.
I've provided what is a good objective look at these two aircraft. But
keeping with the above fiscal theme, there are
huge advantages for Canada here.
As per the chart all monetary amounts are expressed in
U.S. Dollars.
1.
FLIGHT COST PER HR. GRIPEN
$7800/F-35
$43,200 =
Cost savings to Canada
per aircraft per hr. of
$35,400.
2.
UNIT COST GRIPEN
$45 million/F-35
$180 million = Cost savings to Canada
per aircraft of
$135 million. Another way to look at this number is for
every F-35 bought they could buy
4 GRIPENS.
3. I hope you'll note the other differences between these jets notably, GRIPEN can outmaneuver, climb faster and is faster (MACH
2.0 vs MACH
1.6.)
It should be pointed out that
MACH 2.0 is considered
one of the
true indicators of a Stealth fighter. The
F-22 is still the
only one currently flying that meets all those requirements.
It boils down to does Canada really need a "
stealth" fighter and can it bear the cost of maintaining it?
https://aviatia.net/saab-gripen-vs-f-35-lightning-ii/
Regards,
Pat
