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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by cmrdporcupine on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:58PM (#48299722)
You missed the absolutely huge one: that the plane it's based around is a Bombardier aircraft manufactured here in Canada.

And in general this is how Saab has tried to court us -- by making promises (how real is unclear) to bring manufacturing jobs to Canada to build things.

That is something the US has not done, will not do, and most importantly cannot do under Trump/Bissent/etc.

Canada is very unlikely to be invaded, so the actual military effectiveness / superiority is only one factor. Reducing unemployment and enhancing our manufacturing sector is as or more important.

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by lysace on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:02PM (#48299773)
> Canada is very unlikely to be invaded

Except from the south.

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by cmrdporcupine on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:04PM (#48299800)
Or, as it turns out, from within. (Looking at you, Danielle Smith).

But yes you're right. The only times we've been invaded were from that direction.

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by lysace on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:19PM (#48300022)
> But yes you're right. The only times we've been invaded were from that direction.

Looked it up:

4 Times the U.S. Invaded Canada

https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/war/4-times-us-invaded-c...

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by anthomtb on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:55PM (#48300531)
They really had to stretch for #4.
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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by red-iron-pine on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @06:27PM (#48301625)
Danielle Smith is plainly a US agit-prop effort. Probably in concert with the Russians, since funding separatists is their MO
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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by cwillu on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @06:37PM (#48301710)
> Or, as it turns out, from within. (Looking at you, Danielle Smith).

Pretty sure that's a prong of the southern strategy.

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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by nxm on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @07:15PM (#48302081)
If it’s invaded then a few Swedish panes will really not matter
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Re:Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift... by 8note on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @09:07PM (#48302953)
ukrainian drones will though, and saab is also selling to ukraine
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