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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 02:43 UTC

Tag: Håkan Buskhe

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 07:16 UTC

    Sweden's Saab wins Brazilian 5.4bn dollars contract to sell 36 fighter jets

    On 18 December 2013 Brazil selected the Gripen NG to be its next-generation fighter aircraft, through the F-X2 evaluation program.

    Swedish aerospace and defence firm Saab has finalised a 5.4 billion dollars order to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil, one of the most valuable defence contracts up for grabs in an emerging market. Saab said in a statement the total order value for the NG Gripen jets, to be delivered between 2019 and 2024, was around 39.3 billion Swedish crowns (5.4 billion).