Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsCanadaSwedish business publication reported Ottawa added risk coefficient that undermined Gripen's test scoresAuthor of the article:Canadian PressKyle Duggan and Sarah RitchiePublished Mar 01, 2026  •  4 minute readRoyal Norwegian Air Force F-35s and a Swedish Air Force Saab Gripen fly with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber during joint operations over Europe in June 2024. Photo by U.S. AIR FORCE /MINOT AIR FORCE BASEArticle contentOTTAWA — National Defence is refusing to disclose how it analyzed competing fighter jet bids after a Swedish media report suggested the evaluation was weighted against Saab’s Gripen E.Advertisement 2Story continues belowThis advertisement has…