OTTAWA - Saab's CEO is making it clear that his company's decision on whether to set up shop in Canada will depend on whether Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen aircraft.

"To transfer technology and build a hub in a country that would not use the aircraft themselves and have the connection with the end user doesn't really make sense," Micael Johansson told The Canadian Press.

He said the jets are designed to be upgraded continuously as the technology evolves.

Saab has proposed a production hub in Canada that it claims could bring roughly 10,000 jobs to this country.

"We would love to do that, and it would support the global market if we did it," he added.

Saab has production lines in Sweden and Brazil but is looking to increase its capacity to handle an influx of potential orders, inclu

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