Saab Rides High on T-X Win, Gripen Outlook; Kockums Not So Much
Saab is certainly a company that can punch above its weight. With a limited home market for support, the company has had to look abroad for growth. As it seeks …
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Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition
Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …
Read More Canada Issues Draft Solicitation for Fighter Jet Competition
Canada issued a draft solicitation for its CF-18 Hornet replacement program, giving bidders until the end of the year to provide feedback before a formal request for proposals is released …
Read MoreAs Fighter Pressures Mount, Bulgaria Seeks Offer from Boeing for Super Hornet
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As Bulgaria prepares to relaunch a tender seeking new combat aircraft to replace its Air Force’s small inventory of 1980s-vintage MiG-29 …
Read MoreSwitzerland Begins Plotting Future Air Defense Solutions
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Switzerland’s long-term air-defense plans are beginning to come into view following the unveiling by the Swiss Department of Defense, Civil Protection …
Read MoreNew NG Gripen to Debut in May; Sea Gripen to Follow
by Carter Palmer, Military Aircraft Inventories Specialist, Forecast International. As a cost-effective means of entering the generation 4+ club, the Gripen, dubbed Saab’s Smart Fighter, serves as a desirable option …
Read MoreBulgaria’s Ever-Elusive Fighter Acquisition Reaches Crunch Time
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry continues to press for new combat aircraft to replace the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-vintage MiG-29 Fulcrum fleet. Defense …
Read More No Saab Story Here
By Richard Pettibone, Forecast International As it faces an austere and highly competitive global defense market, Saab is building its strategy to increase revenues and profits. Under this effort, the …
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