Saab has heightened confidence for Gripen
exports
By: Gerard O'Dwyer, April
28, 2017
HELSINKI — Saab has a new elevated
confidence that it can export the next-generation JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet to
more countries. Group CEO Håkan Buskhe believes the trend toward higher
spending on defense, both in Europe and globally, will help create demand and
bolster the Swedish fighter’s export potential.
The renewed confidence in the next-generation
Gripen is based on Saab’s belief that future government capital spending on
military aircraft will emphasize shorter lead-in and delivery times. The added
optimism is also based on wider global interest in the Gripen.
Saab has estimated prospective export sales
for the Gripen of about 300 units over the next 15 years. Based on expanded
interest in the aircraft, this number could potentially rise well above
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Saab recorded sales of $656 million during
the January-March time frame. This was a 9 percent increase compared to the
corresponding first quarter result in 2016.
A larger-than-anticipated demand for the
Gripen is likely to emerge in Europe as some countries accelerate their fighter
fleet replacement programs.
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