The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that at a recent briefing at Saab's Linkoping headquarters, company officials have laid out a range of benefits that Canada can expect should it go ahead with a major order for Gripen fighter jets. The Globe's Gavin John writes that Saab has promised a Canadian assembly line for the Gripen but had yet to detail the scope of that promise. Saab is proposing to build the fighter jets in Canada from parts to finished aircraft. Canada would be the first start-to-finish Gripen production line outside Sweden. It's not clear at what stage and how detailed talks are between Saab and Ottawa. Saab's promises come amid a growing trade rift between Canada and the United States. Ottawa is still determining whether to forge ahead with a deal to buy additional U.S.-made Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. The F-35 review, and any potential decision on the Gripen, are now caught up in an intensifying trade war, with Washington reportedly demanding that Canada complete the full F-35 buy while calls mount for the federal government to cancel the rest of the order. Saab's previously announced partners include Bombardier, CAE, IMP Aerospace & Defence, Arcfield Canada and Cohere.