| Tender shock to win the battle for Saab |
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The next generation JAS 39 Gripen is not entirely Swedish. Saab invites Brazil to become a partner both in the development, manufacture and sale of the new Gripen NG on the world market.
Finest possible fighter plane for Brazil - and the world, Saab Head of a sales message directly addressed to the Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, who was on a visit to Sweden last week.
In September, it seemed that the French D-assault had brought home the game on the 36 new fighter jets that Brazil wants to buy. Got extra time to sweeten bid But Brazil gave the three competitors, Saab, Boeing and D-assault chance to sweeten their offers one last time and set the end time of the offer to 12 o'clock Brazilian time on Friday, October 2. And when the time expired, Saab revealed the entire contents of his tender and shocked by the offer of an ambitious partnership between Saab and Brazil. And when the time expired, Saab revealed the entire contents of his tender and shocked by the offer of an ambitious partnership between Saab and Brazil. 1st: Co-under equal conditions on the development of the Gripen NG. 2nd: Production in Brazil. 3rd: Exclusivity for Brazil to sell Gripen NG in Latin America 4th: Cooperation on sale on world markets. 5th: great influence over future generations of Gripen. Already Saab opened their shops some 20 Brazilian flight engineers who will remain in Sweden for a February-March next year. May be involved in the development Competitors have not revealed the contents of their proposals, but the Saab people are convinced that none of the competitors might top the Saab's offer of partnership. - Gripen NG is a plan under development, while competitors sell a finished product. We offer a complete development program and an extensive transfer of technology, "said Anne Lewis-Olsson, who is Information Officer for Brazil in the Saab. Is free to choose weapons Another trump card in Saab's offer is that Brazil has full freedom to choose what weapons you want the Gripen NG will bear. - When you buy French one must have French weapons and buy American you have to have American, "said Anne Lewis-Olsson. Plug in the Brazilian industry Saab also spices up his offer of counter-trade deals worth 175 percent of the actual aircraft contract, that is, Saab adds orders of Brazilian industry worth almost twice as much as airplanes. In addition, Saab offers to go in as partners in the development of future transport aircraft Embracer KC-390 and a possible replacement for Saab's trainer SK60 with Brazilian Super Tucano. The technical evaluation of the three competing perspectives Rafael, Super Hornet and Gripen NG has been going on for over a year with up to 60 Brazilian engineers involved. |
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