(Reuters) -Swedish defense company Saab is in talks with the Canadian government and Bombardier to build its Gripen fighter jet under license in Canada, which is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the country, CEO Micael Johansson told the Globe and Mail on Thursday.
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will visit Canada from November 18 to 20, during which talks are expected to continue, according to the report.
Bombardier did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The development comes as Sweden and Ukraine are making progress on financing for a major deal that could include Kyiv buying up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets, Sweden’s defense minister told Reuters earlier this month.
(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
