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Sweden to Pay for New JAS Gripen Jets
Sweden will foot the bill for a fleet of new JAS Gripen fighter jets, despite a previous parliamentary decision not to fund the project without foreign involvement, according to a coalition party spokesman. The Swedish military faces the prospect of major cutbacks to fund the JAS Gripen ‘Next Generation’ jets, also known as the ‘Super [...]
Government Split Over Cuts to Swedish Military
The Swedish armed forces will have to pay for the next generation of “super-JAS” warplanes without any new grant from the government, meaning that cuts in other areas are inevitable, reports Swedish Radio News. Svenska Dagbladet has seen a leaked budget memo from the government saying that no new grant will be awarded. Peter Hultquist, [...]
Multinational Gripens Fly Together
Under a blue sky all six Gripen nations meet in the air during the Aerospace Forum event that took place in Linköping, Sweden last week. A historical moment that, once again, marks the success that Gripen has made in the international market. Gripen is operational in the Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, South African and Royal Thai [...]
Saab: Swiss Pilots Fly Gripen E/F Test Aircraft In Sweden
Under clear blue skies, a team of test pilots and flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss federal defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab (STO:SAABB) in Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with the Gripen E/F test aircraft. On 30 November last year the Federal Council selected Gripen E/F as [...]
Follow-up to TTE Acquisition Procedure and Impact on Military Funding
The Federal Council has decided on a joint procedure with Sweden for the acquisition of 22 Gripen fighters intended for the partial replacement of the Tiger fighters (TTE program). This implies a postponement of initial deliveries of the new aircraft. It has also been decided to set up a dedicated fund to finance the TTE [...]
Brazil to get tech transfer if it buys US jets: Panetta
Brazil will get US advanced technology transfers if it buys Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet to upgrade its air force, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said here Wednesday. The F/A-18 Super Hornet is competing against the Rafale fighter, made by French firm Dassault Aviation, and Swedish manufacturer Saab’s Gripen for Brazil’s contract for 36 [...]
Swiss stick with Sweden’s Gripen to replace fighter fleet
The Swiss government is standing by its choice of the Gripen jet to replace its ageing fighter fleet, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, after reported military fears that the aircraft was not up to the job. Defence Minister Ueli Maurer reaffirmed his preference for the Swedish-made Gripen which he said at a conference in [...]
Gripen Is the Preferred Choice for Switzerland
In a press conference today, Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer reiterated Gripen E/F as the optimal solution for Switzerland. After an initial evaluation document reached media, the Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer called for a press conference (http://www.vbs.admin.ch/internet/vbs/de/home/documentation/news/news_detail.43408.nsb.html) to comment on the rumors that Gripen would not meet the Swiss Air Force requirements. Today, the [...]
Swiss Ministry Under Pressure Over Gripen Fighters
The defence ministry is examining allegations of purposely ignoring unfavorable results of evaluation reports to buy controversial Swedish fighter jets. A spokeswoman said Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had no knowledge of the confidential reports leaked to a Sunday newspaper. The allegations are the latest in a series of controversies over the purchase of new jets [...]
