Saab's Gripen-E: Canada's Data Sovereignty Fighter Jet Deal

0:00SOB is pushing hard for Canada's fighter jet deal by offering Gripin' E-Jets with a secure data hub right in Montreal. This set up keeps all-top secret mission data and intel on Canadian soil away from U.S. servers. It's a direct shot at Lockheed Martin's F-35 where everything funnels to a center in Fort Worth, Texas. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off a review over a year ago on the F-35 contract, signed back in January 2023. They've already got 16 jets lined up, plus parts for more, but no final call yet. SOB counters with a package of 72 Gripin' E and F-Jets, plus six global-I early warning planes, all assembled here to boost the economy. Folks in Ottawa are jittery about data control, especially with rocky ties to the Trump administration and NATO questions. Experts were U.S. laws like the CLOU Act could snack sensitive info and all that data feeds AI training, locking Canada into deeper dependence.

1:00SOB's test pilot stresses this, Montreal Spy gives full sovereignty, letting Canada own and analyze its own intel without outside meddling. Lockheed claims they fixed F-35 data issues with firewalls and independent setups for each country. As tensions simmer and the review drags on, this data sovereignty push could tip the scales, reshaping how Canada guards its skies and tech edge. Without leaning too hard on our southern neighbors. That's your update from Calgary News today, powered by AI.