The Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly, among his 2026 predictions, says that Canada will do a deal to build the Swedish Saab Gripen E-series fighter jet and the Saab GlobalEye surveillance plane on Canadian soil, presumably at a Bombardier factory in Ontario or Quebec. The Globe's European correspondent says the Canadian military has not warmed to the Gripen, largely because it fears the expense of running a dual-fighter fleet. It wants Canada to stick with the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter jets, of which 16 are on their way, with options for another 72. The generals are betting that Prime Minister Mark Carney does not have the courage to anger President Donald Trump by adding the Gripen at the expense of the F-35. But Saab has said that building the Gripen and GlobalEye in Canada would create 10,000 jobs, or possibly more if the Canadian factories pump them out for Ukraine and other export customers. The chance to develop the largest military aerospace research and development talent pool and supply chain since the death of the Avro Arrow interceptor in 1959 will be too hard to pass up, Mr. Reguly argues. Yes, Mr. Trump will get angry and possibly retaliate -- but so what? Anger and retaliation are his default positions.