On paper, the war in Iran should not be much of a contest; fyra fregatter; Gripen E, Ai om Gripen

The United States spends around $1 trillion a year on its military, more than 100 times as much as Iran. 

Iran has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz, and its missiles and drones still threaten America’s allies in the region. While President Trump seems eager for a negotiated truce, Iran’s leaders do not. 

Mr. Trump’s recklessness in conducting the war is one reason. But the problem is bigger than any single commander in chief. 

The United States has left itself unprepared for modern war.

America has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on ships and planes that are good at defeating competitors’ ships and planes but ineffective against cheaper, mass-produced weapons.

New York Times editorial 30 April 2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opinion/iran-us-military-challenges.html


Saab aktien värderas till 47 gånger årets väntade vinst och till 90 gånger det väntade fria kassaflödet 2027. 
Franska Dassault - inte Saab - tar indisk order.  Saabs vd Micael Johansson: Jag är inte förvånad. Indien har redan Rafale, och att man väljer att utöka antalet är därför ingen överraskning.
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/02/salj-saab.html

Sverige är i färd med att köpa fyra fregatter i en affär som lär bli försvarets största sedan köpet av stridsflyget Gripen E 2013. 

Ett färdigt fartyg som redan byggs åt andra kunder och världens bästa luftvärn. Franska chefen för FMV:s motsvarighet trycker på för att Sverige ska välja Frankrike i en historisk försvarsaffär värd över 40 miljarder kronor.
https://www.di.se/nyheter/franska-piken-till-saab-infor-historiska-jatteaffaren/

 
It is not surprising that Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, rejected reports that a European effort to build a sixth-generation fighter jet is near collapse.
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/02/european-fighter-jet-partnership.html

Dassault blocking the €100bn Franco-German jet project
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/02/dassault-blocking-100bn-franco-german.html


Ai om Gripen

https://www.perplexity.ai/computer/a/gripen-programmet-tidslinje-drqILeOiSV2DmOsJmcFWOw


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