Thursday, December 19, 2013

Brazil Snubs U.S. In Fighter Jet Deal

A Swedish Saab Gripen F fighter flies over the Swiss Army Airbase in the central Swiss town of Emmen January 17, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

Brazil To Award Fighter Jet Deal To Saab - Report -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Brazil has decided to award a long-awaited fighter jet contract to Sweden's Saab AB, according to a report on the website of newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Wednesday.

Saab's bid was the most affordable option presented to Brazil and involved the best terms for technology transfer to local industrial partners, inclining President Dilma Rousseff toward choosing it, a government source told Reuters.

Earlier on Wednesday, Rousseff said the country would announce a decision on a jet deal worth at least $4 billion, considered one of the most important pending emerging-market defense contracts.

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More News On Brazil Picking Sweden's Gripen Fighter Jets For Its Air Force

Brazil chooses Swedish fighter jet in $4.5B deal -- Washington Post/AP
Brazil picks Sweden's Gripen for its air force -- AFP
Saab wins $4.5bn Brazil fighter jet contract -- BBC
Brazil buys Saab fighter, shooting down French hopes -- France 24
Brazil Snubs Boeing in Fighter Jet Deal -- New York Times
Saab Tops Boeing in $4.5 Billion Brazil Deal Amid Espionage Spat -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Brazil Selects Gripen For F-X2 Requirement -- Aviation Week
Saab Gets $4.5 Billion Contract From Brazil for 36 Fighter Jets -- Wall Street Journal
Saab wins Brazil jet deal after NSA spying sours Boeing bid -- Reuters
NSA fallout sees Brazil snub Boeing as Saab wins jet deal -- Financial Times
President Dilma Rousseff Announces Brazil Is Buying Sweden's Saab Gripen Jet Fighters -- International Business Times
'NSA ruined it!' Brazil ditches Boeing jets, grants $4.5 bln contract to Saab -- RT

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