Based on metrics designed by Lockheed Martin? The Fat Amy[1] can be a good plane and clearly superior for certain tasks but unless Canada plans to be in a hot war where air power is paramount it would make more sense to get the Gripen and save a ton of money.
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Not always it seems... https://youtu.be/ZNN4GlQuBqc?si=CmdkwDWUt1IdZ43C
Its recent performance against Russian S-300 anti-aircraft systems over Iran made its case in a very public way.
Based on metrics designed by Lockheed Martin? The Fat Amy[1] can be a good plane and clearly superior for certain tasks but unless Canada plans to be in a hot war where air power is paramount it would make more sense to get the Gripen and save a ton of money.
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=fat+amy+f-35