Swiss Voters Reject $3.5 Billion Gripen Purchase
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Swiss voters rejected a 3.1 billion- franc ($3.5 billion) order for Gripen fighter jets, a setback to Swedish defense company Saab AB. The 22-plane contract, which Switzerland awarded 2 1/2 years ago, was opposed by 53.4 percent of voters, the government in Bern said on its website today. That’s in line with the latest survey […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-voters-reject-3-5-billion-gripen-purchase-59619/
Swiss voters rejected a 3.1 billion- franc ($3.5 billion) order for Gripen fighter jets, a setback to Swedish defense company Saab AB. The 22-plane contract, which Switzerland awarded 2 1/2 years ago, was opposed by 53.4 percent of voters, the government in Bern said on its website today. That’s in line with the latest survey […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-voters-reject-3-5-billion-gripen-purchase-59619/