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Brazil Chooses Saab For Multi-Billion Dollar Fighter Jet Competition

Pat Host

Wednesday, December 18th, 2013

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Brazil Chooses Saab For Multi-Billion Dollar Fighter Jet Competition

Brazil chose Saab and its Gripen for its multi-billion dollar fighter jet competition. Photo: Saab.

Sweden’s Saab AB Wednesday won Brazil's F-X2 fighter competition, Saab AB spokeswoman Helene Lindstrand confirmed Wednesday. Saab will supply its Gripen for the program, which could procure as many 36 jets. Boeing [BA] offered its F/A-18 Super Hornet while France's Dassault offered Rafale, according to media reports. Saab said in a statement the offer includes Gripen, subsystems for Gripen, an extensive technology transfer package, a financing package and long-term bilateral collaboration between Brazil and the Swedish government. Boeing had also…

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