Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

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Canada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms.

Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention.

“With a suite of advanced sensors and mission systems, Saab’s GlobalEye will be a key resource for the Canadian armed forces to detect and deter threats across the Arctic,” Carney told a defense conference in Ottawa.

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I wonder, if you threaten to make the prime minister of your greatest one of your governors, perhaps they turn away from you?

The damage the Donald Trump administration has done to the world cannot be overstated.

During his first reign, Donald J Trump was held back by a Republican party that still had some semblance of sanity but after the MAGA purges there is no semblance of sanity left, anymore.

So there is no wonder Canada divests from it's closest neighbour and turn the Europe and Asia instead of the USA.
I hope the USA can turn towards better leadership and right the ship but unfortunately since there has been a lowering of the IQ standard there may be no end to the decline of the USA.