'Sweden needs 60-80 new fighter jets': military
Published: 1 Mar 12 06:41 CET | Print version
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Sweden will need 60-80 new Gripen fighter jets in order to replace its ageing fighter fleet, Swedish military said on Wednesday, handing a report to the government flagging for a replacement scheme to begin in 2020.
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"The capability upgrade of the fighter jet system should begin in 2020 and is calculated to take 10 years," the military said in a statement, adding that "Sweden needs at least 60 to 80 planes."
"The upgrade of JAS Gripen is necessary to ensure that the fighter jet system is operatively relevant and that our air defence in the long run can stand up compared to the world around us," it added.
Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab's JAS 39 Gripen planes already make up the Scandinavian country's fighter jet fleet, but the air force wants an upgraded version with a bigger hull and more powerful engine, according to the military.
"This will allow room for more weapons and more fuel, which in turn leads to higher efficiency and durability," it said in the statement, adding that a better "radar and an improved alert- and counter-action system" were also on its wish list.
General Sverker Göranson said it was too early to reveal the expected cost of the upgrade, although he told a news conference it would be "very expensive."
Swedish media hinted the price tag could be around 30 billion kronor ($4.5 billion).
The military said it's aim was to carry out the upgrades and split the cost with "at least one other strategic partner country," but did not reveal which countries it was considering.
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UPGRADING is not the same as NEW
Because if it can not win, then Sweden should exit the fighter manufacturing industry and buy the better fighter from someone who can make it better than you. The bottom line is this, if you cannot win against foreign fighters, then it will be better for Sweden if they buy a fighter that will win. This is not about national pride. This should be about the safety of Sweden. Period. If you cannot beat them, then join them. Stow your pride and do what is best for the defense of Sweden.
now, one has to ask oneself if there is a need to buy a RR to travel from a-b when the job is also done with a volvo, paying 10 times as ouch.
Secondly, SAAB either needs to make a better fighter, or they need to hire new people who can make a better fighter. Go find the best people in the world and bring them to Sweden. Offer them free houses, free cars, free Swedish girlfriends. I don't care. Just make it happen.
1) being able to build an advanced fighter makes you to the club of the world technology elite.
2)Spinoffs are always so many and so relevant that those alone justify the effort.
3) keep your skilled workers in Sweden and don't let them be fired to delocalize to China.
4) Money is not an issue till the kroner is alive, don't let it go!