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JON LAKEAlthough the Saab Gripen has been a star of successive Farnborough airshows since its first flying appearance here in 1996, this year marks the SBAC debut of Gripen International. Gripen International is a new joint venture between Saab and BAE Systems which functions as the prime contracting organisation for marketing, selling and supplying the Gripen to export customers.
air force 1 Advanced It was set up on 1 January 2002 to provide a better focused and better co-ordinated structure for exporting the Gripen, which the company proudly describes as being the most cost-effective fighter in service and available to export customers today . The aircraft is also arguably the most advanced fighter in service, with its advanced delta canard configuration and fully-digital, fully-automated avionics and systems. The aircraft s origins as a multi-role fighter for the Swedis
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yeezy make the aircraft ideally suited for the post-Cold War world, and the export version of the aircraft incorporates improved NATO-compatible avionics and systems and an 8,000 flying hour life. These enhance its customer appeal and make it the most NATO-operable aircraft in NATO , according to its makers. Gripen International is aggressively pursuing a number of po Ygjs Air Berlin offers Stansted connections
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