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Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sweden to invest billions in Gripen upgrade


Saab Jas-39 Gripen

The Swedish government has said that it wants to upgrade 31 old Jas Gripen planes to bring them up to the same standard as later models. The cost of the project is estimated at 4.1 billion kronor ($577 million).

Defence Minister Mikael Odenberg sees a number of advantages with bringing the older planes up to date.

"Our air force system will have lower operational costs, since we will just have a single version. It will also reduce the total number of planes," he told Sveriges Radio.

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