Saturday, June 30, 2012

Sweden could lend Swiss Gripen jets

Sweden could lend Swiss Gripen jets: Geneva (AFP) June 29, 2012



Sweden could loan a fleet of Gripen fighter jets to Switzerland as it awaits delivery of the craft's next generation model, Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer said on Friday.

Bern announced in November its intention to buy 22 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets to replace its ageing US F-5 fighter fleet in an estimated 3.1 billion Swiss franc (2.5 billion euro) deal.

The E/F is still under deve

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