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 Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Henden, Swedish colleague Mr Tolgfors, and Gyula Keszthelyi, director general of the Hungarian equivalent of the FMV, and the far right and talk Ulf Hammarstrom, Director General of Defence Export Agency.
Hungary leases Swedish JAS 39 Gripen aircraft until 2026. The parties extended the date of the current lease-purchase contract. Hungary will continue to lease the 14 pieces of Swedish JAS 39 Gripen in another ten years after the current lease term expires in March 2016.
It became clear today when the countries signed a new JAS 39 Gripen
contracts for the years 2016-2026. The agreement also includes Hungary
ordered the training of pilots and technicians in Sweden over the next
15 years.
Sweden and Hungary will also share the costs of operating, maintenance and development, said Sofia Karlberg, Communications of the Defence Export Agency. How big the order is in SEK for Swedish defense and manufacturer Saab, is secret. But for example, Saab means the agreement that you get to service the Hungarian plan for ten years, according to Sofia Karlberg. The initial contract between Hungary and Sweden was signed 2,001th The idea was that Hungary would first lease 14 aircraft by the Swedish state and then buy off the plan. But now it is extended then the rental period to 2026, when Hungary's intention to purchase the plan. The agreement was signed today in Stockholm by the Defence Export Agency Director Ulf Hammarström and Gyula Keszthelyi, Director General of the Hungarian equivalent of the Defence Materiel Administration, Fegyverzeti es hadbiztosi Hivatal. With each at-signed was also Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Henda and the Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors. We are pleased that Hungary has a long-term strategic decision to continue using the Gripen and thus opted continued partnership with Sweden and other Gripen User says Ulf Hammarström in a statement. Hungary and Sweden will also hold joint exercises and engage in "another collaboration," as it says in the press release from the Defence Export Agency today. There is also reported that Hungary supported the Swedish Air Force during the Swedish mission in Libya. In addition, said countries have jointly worked to incorporate features of the Gripen system that is compatible with the aircraft in countries belonging to the NATO alliance. Gripen fighters came from Sweden to Hungary during the years 2006 and 2007. In addition to Sweden and Hungary used Gripen in the Czech Republic, South Africa and Thailand. Swiss government announced in November 2011 that it intends to procure 22 Gripen fighters, but a ruling in the country's parliament is expected to come first in a year. |
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