Saab’s Gripen fighter jet has won the Swiss competition to replace its fleet of F-5s, beating out the Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale, the Swiss government said recently.
The government plans to buy 22 of the aircraft for the Swiss Air Force.
Gripen is in service with the Swedish, Czech Republic, Hungarian, South African and Royal Thai Air Forces.
“The Swiss type-selection confirms that Saab is a market-leader in the defense and security industry and that Gripen is a world-class fighter system that provides the best value for money”, Hakan Buskhe, Saab’s president and chief executive officer, said.
The Swiss parliament has approved the purchase of the Gripen’s to replace the F-5s this year.