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Gripen: difficult to beat it

Paris, France - Favoured on Indian market

The call for bids, launched by India in order to upgrade its air fleet, at the moment composed of single-jet planes MiG-21, is arousing great interest all over the world. "Even though every tenders for contract (objective: supplying the new multi-purpose combat airplane to Indian Air Force) has its positive aspects, the favourite one is Gripen belonging to Swedish company Saab", Craig Caffrey, defence...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1093164
Rome, Italy, 08/06/2008 16:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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