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Swiss Defence Minister called to answer about Gripen aircraft purchase (VIDEO)

Berne, Switzerland - He is going to answer today in a press conference together with military, aeronautical and land forces executives

The polemic explodes in Swiss Confederation, polemics started after the publishing on many newspaper about hidden evaluation reports over the Swedish aircraft fighter Saab Gripen, officially purchased to replace Air Force's Tigers. The decision, arrived on November 2011, about the purchase of 22 of these aircraft (also described in related AVIONEWS) are now strongly criticised due to the confidential...

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Rome, Italy, 02/14/2012 13:59
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