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Croatia to buy eight Swedish Gripen fighter jets

Thursday, 11 October 2012
Croatia has formally offered to buy eight Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, version C / D of the Defence Export Agency (FXM) report Swedish media sources an radio Sweden
The reports hold that the offer also includes educational elements, funding proposals and offers of counter-trade by Saab.
The offer has been developed in close cooperation with Croatia, which will soon have to replace their existing MiG-21's. According to Jerry Lindberg, Project Manager for Croatia FXM, he wants that Gripen aircraft should be operational within a year.

Any transaction involves the purchase of the existing Gripen version against the 22 jets of the E / F model that Switzerland would buy. The plan is a completely rebuilt future version that Sweden will develop along with Switzerland.

All this means that there seem to e a great light in the Swedish defence industry at this very high level. Actually, this will means that outside of Sweden, the Gripens fighter jets are being used in countries such as Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Thailand. Should Switzerland and Croatia join, then the Swedish defiance industry will grow as more customer will com in.
Scancomark.com team

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