A Saab JAS39 Gripen from the Hungarian Air Force at an airshow in Austria in 2019. Micael Johansson has said in recent interviews that the company may expand production of the jets in Canada or Europe.

Swedish aerospace giant Saab is considering Canada as a place to assemble Gripen fighter jets as it moves to quickly ramp up production to meet the demand from Ukraine.

Saab’s CEO Micael Johansson said in recent interviews with financial news publications that Kyiv’s interest in purchasing more than 100 Gripen fighter jets would double the defence company’s production needs.

The Financial Times and the Reuters news agency reported Johansson said in recent interviews that the company is searching for ways to expand production, possibly in Canada or elsewhere in Europe.

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