Sweden Offers Eight Gripen Jets To Croatia

The Swedish Government is offering eight Gripen aircraft to the Croatian government. The deal includes a support and training package for pilots and technicians, and a financing solution. “We are pleased to present this offer which has been prepared in close collaboration with Croatia. The system has excellent capabilities to protect a country’s airspace and to participate in international missions. It fulfills NATO requirements for interoperability. Gripen is one of the most cutting edge fighters in the world while being efficient and robust with low lifecycle costs at the same time,” says Peter Göthe, Deputy Director-General at FXM (Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency). “In order to ensure that the Croatian Air Force remains operative without interruption when its current MiG-21s are decommissioned, Sweden offers a solution where the Gripen C/D aircraft can be operative as soon as within one year after a contract is signed,” says Jerry Lindbergh, Programme Director for Croatia at FXM. Swedish industry is also offering industrial cooperation via Saab, in connection with a purchase.