PAF to buy 60 Gripens + AWACS ??

zalzon wrote in message ...
Can any of you from the blonde knights club in sweden
confirm if this piece of news/rumour is true?

PAF trying to induct 60 Gripen jets into fleet

UPDATE...

Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson today CONFIRMED the Pakistani
wish to aquire Gripen Jets, after his session with Prez Musharaff.

Persson added.. before any deal is possible, the Swedish Export
Control Agency has to give clearance. And as mentioned, their
restrictions are very hard to pass. Pakistan is not the ideal
customer for this type of weapon's system.

In short, It has to pass the approval of the governments of
Sweden, Britain and likely the United States for missile parts.
The website for the export control agency (english version)
http://www.isp.se/nyaengelska/indexeng.htm

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:09:34 -0700, Karl wrote:
Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson today CONFIRMED the Pakistani
wish to aquire Gripen Jets, after his session with Prez Musharaff.

Persson added.. before any deal is possible, the Swedish Export
Control Agency has to give clearance. And as mentioned, their
restrictions are very hard to pass. Pakistan is not the ideal
customer for this type of weapon's system.


Interesting news. Thanks for the update Karl. So it turns out
the article was accurate on that point.

If you hear anything more, would you please post it in this
thread.

Yes. It would be interesting to see how this issue proceeds.
Thanks

Update:
Sweden won't sell Gripen fighter planes to Pakistan.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/07pak.htm

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 07:54:31 -0700, Sesh wrote:

Update:
Sweden won't sell Gripen fighter planes to Pakistan.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/07pak.htm


There goes that idea

zalzon wrote in message ...
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 07:54:31 -0700, Sesh wrote:

Update:
Sweden won't sell Gripen fighter planes to Pakistan.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/07pak.htm


There goes that idea

Still haven't seen a mention of it in Swedish media so I wouldn't bet on it.

May be not important enough.;-)

(Sesh) wrote in message . com...
May be not important enough.;-)

The Swedish military industrial complex is in deep s***, selling one
JAS white elephant would be comparable to winning the World Cup.